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Janet Echelman, 2015, Boston
 
I have no idea what that is but the shot is friggin beautiful :586:
 
Oh! Love it!

So.... what is it?
 
Thanks! This is a portion of a public sculpture hanging over the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston until October. Janet Echelman is the artist. She's a native of Brookline, MA but this is her first sculpture hung in Boston. At night there are colored lights that shine from below in changing patterns. I have not seen it at night, but intend to at some point. Saw this on a photo walk last weekend - didn't know it was there.
 
Fishing nets!

Nice shot.
 
Fishing nets!

Nice shot.

Thanks.

By the Numbers:
– The sculpture includes over 100 miles of twine
– Longest span is 600 ft
– Highest point of attachment is 365 ft
– There are over half a million knots (~542,500)
– The sculpture weighs approximately 1 ton
– The sculpture can exert over 100 tons of force
– Projected plan area of the sculpture is 20,250 sq ft, or almost half an acre

Not exactly a fishing net ... ;)
 
Fishing nets!

Nice shot.

Thanks.

By the Numbers:
– The sculpture includes over 100 miles of twine
– Longest span is 600 ft
– Highest point of attachment is 365 ft
– There are over half a million knots (~542,500)
– The sculpture weighs approximately 1 ton
– The sculpture can exert over 100 tons of force
– Projected plan area of the sculpture is 20,250 sq ft, or almost half an acre

Not exactly a fishing net ... ;)

net for VERY LARGE fish.
 
I can see a Cirque du Soleil performer having some fun in that.
 
Nice!

I think it might be worth doing one where the twine fills the frame. It wouldn't give as good a sense of the sculpture but might be an interesting abstract.
 

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