Chattanooga Project - 2004
"Chattanooga project"Estos fueron mis dos proyectos presentados en el año 2004 al la convocatoria del The Waterfront Public Art Committee of Chattanooga City en Estados Unidos, para site specific work o escultura monumental funcional.
“Cala Lily”
Concept:
The sculpture refers to a slender Cala-lily flower that is virtually suggested by the slim aerodynamic arc and the yellow pistil that its suspended in the space by steel cables that are tied on the arc, and these cables virtually suggest the flower’s petal. The pistil is half formatted by a translucent surface that is trans illuminated and get a shinning aspect at night.
Materials:
Base: made in colored concrete.
Arc: made in iron/steel sewers secured to the base by bolts.
Pistil: made in iron frames structure, curved modeled iron plate, backlight structure in iron frames.
Translucent surface: backlight vinyl fabric.
Inside of pistil: electrical and lighting devices.
Pistil suspension system: steel cables.
Finishing: the whole sculpture group is painted with polyurethane paint (used in the nautical construction)
“Photosynthesis”
Concept:
The sculpture refers to a futuristic plant’s leaf that tilts in the stem axis, and keep the balance with the opposite counterweight. This balance and direction can be changed by pulling the steel cables that control the different positions, so you can have a different layouts as you desire, during the exhibition time. All this controls is secure located in the sculpture base and only could be operated by a authorized person.
In the beginning of this project I have planned to install in the upper leaf surface, flexible solar panels that controlling the leaf inclination and the stem rotation, to take advance of the sun ray lights, could have the maximum flow of sun power. For this concept I have called this sculpture “Photosynthesis”. The accumulated electricity power can be use ,for example, for public street illumination or other uses. This functional concept, although is not sketched in this submission, is already developed for me and my consulting electrical engineer, and this feasibility depends on the assigned budget.
Materials:
Base: made by colored concrete with secure moving equipments control box.
Principal column (stem): in iron sewer secured to the base by bolts.
The rest of the group pieces: the rotation axis, leaf frames structure, counterweight etc., is made in iron and steel.
Leaf surface: round perforated iron plate. (that create a virtual and transparent surface).Finishing: the whole sculpture group is painted with polyurethane paint (used in the nautical construction)
The sculpture refers to a futuristic plant’s leaf that tilts in the stem axis, and keep the balance with the opposite counterweight. This balance and direction can be changed by pulling the steel cables that control the different positions, so you can have a different layouts as you desire, during the exhibition time. All this controls is secure located in the sculpture base and only could be operated by a authorized person.
In the beginning of this project I have planned to install in the upper leaf surface, flexible solar panels that controlling the leaf inclination and the stem rotation, to take advance of the sun ray lights, could have the maximum flow of sun power. For this concept I have called this sculpture “Photosynthesis”. The accumulated electricity power can be use ,for example, for public street illumination or other uses. This functional concept, although is not sketched in this submission, is already developed for me and my consulting electrical engineer, and this feasibility depends on the assigned budget.
Materials:
Base: made by colored concrete with secure moving equipments control box.
Principal column (stem): in iron sewer secured to the base by bolts.
The rest of the group pieces: the rotation axis, leaf frames structure, counterweight etc., is made in iron and steel.
Leaf surface: round perforated iron plate. (that create a virtual and transparent surface).Finishing: the whole sculpture group is painted with polyurethane paint (used in the nautical construction)
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