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This piece is a combination of several things, but first the construction is a very simple combination of eight, eight foot 4 by 4’s laid out like the spokes of a wagon wheel. Then there are eight, eight foot 4 by 4’s standing up right at the end of each spoke. They will all be supported by using hemp rope as guide wires and the lack of any solid areas will mitigate the sail affect which might blow the piece apart or collapse it in place. The center has a smaller statue with rope connecting it to the tops of each of the perimeter 4 by 4’s. The majority of the piece is biodegradable with metal brackets and bolts to hold high stress points together. There will be solar lights on top pillar, in the ground where every guide wire is anchored and spotlights in the columns focused inward.
The concept or statement is that the government is able to any program they wish, in ways that allow for very little input by the community. The center sculpture is smaller in size and represents the government project. The ropes leading from the top of the outer columns represent input from the community. And the best part is the interaction between the artist and the attendees in that the artist will be teaching her art of folding used books into various articles to be hung from the connecting wires. The smaller sculptures are intended to represent the community’s support or aversion to the government project.
Imagine the community peacefully fighting the government’s desire to construct a geothermal drilling rig in their unspoiled back yard by connecting all of their thoughts together and focusing either positive or negative thoughts from on high.