Sunday, May 10, 2015

"As If It Were Already Here”

I have been traveling into Boston regularly and took the time to walk by the new aerial sculpture.

taken from just at the edge of the sculpture, every where you stand you get a different view
taken from just at the edge of the sculpture, every where you stand you get a different view
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announced that Janet Echelman has named her aerial sculpture, currently sitting pretty above the park, "As If It Were Already Here” in reference to Boston's industrial past. The industriousness that it took for Echelman to pull off the art installation though is aptly reflected in the statistics. 
According to the Greenway Conservancy:
  • The sculpture includes over 100 miles of rope
  • There are over half a million knots (~542,500)
  • The sculpture weighs approximately 1 ton
  • The sculpture can exert over 100 tons of force
  • Longest span is 600 ft
  • The sculpture is 365 ft at its highest point
  • Projected plan area of the sculpture is 20,250 sq. ft. or almost half an acre
  • Illuminated by 32 individually programmed LED lights

The time lapse video of the effort to put it up is impressive!




http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/05/06/greenway-art-boston-time-lapse-video-of-aerial-art-sculpture/


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