Earthtime
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American fiber artist Janet Echelman created the "Earthtime" series as a collection of fiber soft sculptures.Echelman's goal is to highlight "the complex interconnections between human beings and our physical world".[1] Depicting how a geological event in one part of the world can create ripples across the entire Pacific Ocean. The designs are drawn from scientific data sets after these natural disasters. [2][3][4][5]
Earthtime 1.8
"Earthtime 1.8" is a large, aerial net sculpture that undulates with the wind and weather. It’s designed for easy transportation and can be installed for exhibitions, tethered to already existing architecture. At night, colored lights are projected onto the sculpture, and viewers can interact with the projected colors using a smartphone app.[6]
The "Earthtime 1.8" design was formed from the scientific data after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that originated in Japan in 2011.[7][8]
The "Earthtime 1.8" sculpture has been installed in: London, UK (2016), San Diego, CA (2016), Mexico City, Mexico (2017), Beijing, China (2017), Xian, China (2018), Green Mountain Falls, CO (2019), and Perth, Australia (2021).
Earthtime 1.78
"Earthtime 1.78" in Madrid, Spain The "Earthtime 1.78" design was formed from the scientific data after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that originated in Japan in 2011.
The "Earthtime 1.78" sculpture has been installed in: Madrid, Spain (2018), Dubai, UAE (2018), Beverly Hills, CA (2019), Borås, Sweden (2021), Helsinki, Finland (2021), Vienna, Austria (2021), and Milan, Italy (2022).
Earthtime 1.26
"Earthtime 1.26" is a 230-foot (70 m) aerial sculpture first displayed during Denver's Biennial of the Americas in July of 2010. The city commissioned this piece and requested a large but temporary sculpture.[9][10] The sculpture's title "Earthtime 1.26" refers to the scientific data that shows the period in microseconds that the day was shortened from the Chile earthquake and tsunami that occurred in 2010.[11][12][13]
The "Earthtime 1.26" sculpture has been installed in: Denver, Colorado (2010), Sydney, Australia (2011), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2013), Singapore (2014), Montreal, Canada (2015, 2016, 2017), Prague, Czech Republic (2015), Durham, UK (2015), Santiago, Chile (2016), Shanghai, China (2017), Chiayi, Taiwan (2018), Hong Kong, China (2018), Geneva, Switzerland (2020), Munich, Germany (2021), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2021), Milan, Italy (2022), and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2023).
Earthtime 1.8 Renwick
"Earthtime 1.8 Renwick" is a net sculpture crafted by Janet Echelman in 2015, commissioned by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. It was created for the reopening of the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. after a two-year renovation and the goal to make a more interactive space.[14]
References
- ↑ "Janet Echelman: 1.8 Renwick | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ Echelman, Janet. "Janet Echelman | Speaker | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ Ramzi, Lilah (2019-04-09). "The Hotel as Patron of the Arts? In Hong Kong, the Peninsula Takes the Trend to the Next Level". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ↑ Brown, Patricia Leigh (2012-09-01). "Janet Echelman's Suspended Sculptures". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
- ↑ Binkley, Clayton B (2018-07-16). "Structural design and form finding of Janet Echelman's sculptures". Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia. 2018 (5): 1–8.
- ↑ "Janet Echelman's 1.8 installation billows above Oxford Circus". Dezeen. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ Smee, Sebastian (2020-01-31). "A hugely popular hit returns to the Renwick". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ "Janet Echelman's 1.8 Renwick". womenshistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ "1.26 Denver / IPA". www.instituteforpublicart.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "1.26 in Denver, CO". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ designboom, lea zeitoun I. (2024-01-15). "janet echelman's braided earthtime sculpture in riyadh is a visual echo of tsunami ripples". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ designboom, kat barandy I. (2021-08-15). "studio echelman weaves flowing and luminous 'earthtime' for mercedes benz in munich". designboom | architecture & design magazine. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ "Janet Echelman completes rippling sculpture in Riyadh informed by earthquake and tsunami data". Archinect. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ↑ "Inside the High-Tech Makeover of America's Oldest Art Museum Building". Bloomberg.com. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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