“1.26” is a sculpture made by artist Janet Echelman from high-strength public art networks for the first American Biennale in Denver in July 2010. The sculpture copies the three-dimensional model of the tsunami in the Pacific Ocean , created by NOUAI after a powerful earthquake in Chile , which resulted in an increase in the planet's rotation speed, which in turn led to a decrease in the length of the day by 1.26 milliseconds. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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| Janet Echelman | ||
| 1.26 . 2010 | ||
| Polyesters of high strength. Height 70.104 m | ||
| Denver Museum of Art , Denver | ||
Creation History
The Denver Art Association has sent a request for a monument to cover the relationship between 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere . The inspiration came from Janet Echelman after reading the announcement by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory that a powerful earthquake struck Chile in February 2010, resulting in an increase in planet rotation speed of 1.26 milliseconds. With a deeper study, Echelman drew attention to the tsunami model created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . A three-dimensional model of a series of long waves in the Pacific Ocean became the basis of its sculptural form. [2] [5]
Material and Size
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| View from the Museum of Greece | |
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| Teaser designed by Janet Echelman | |
The temporary nature of the biennale and its accelerated deadlines precluded the use of steel reinforcement, without which the artist could not do before this work. Instead, “1.26” uses a network tension matrix supported by Spectra fibers, compared by weight, the material is 15 times stronger than steel. This lightweight design allowed the sculpture to be attached to the facade of the Denver Museum of Art . According to the artist herself, this structural system opens up a new frontier for creativity in urban airspace [6] .
Monumental forms of soft materials contrast with the rigid outlines of urban architecture. At night, thanks to colored lighting and a special light form, the polyester fibers that support the structure are hidden [2] .
Net object dimensions: 70.1 meters (height) x 19.2 meters (width) x 9.1 meters (depth), as well as about 28.3 meters - holding structures [note 1] [2] .
- ↑ In the source, dimensions are in feet. A translation has been completed, rounded to the nearest tenth of a meter.
Notes
- ↑ Freedman, Wayne Chile quake shaves 1.26 milliseconds from day ( March 2, 2010). Date of treatment August 7, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 1.26 on Janet Echelman’s website . Archived on October 1, 2012.
- ↑ NASA. Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days . Date of treatment August 7, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Nikita Sarnikov . Earthquake in Chile, tsunami in the Pacific Ocean (February 27, 2010). Date of treatment August 10, 2012.
- ↑ Janet Echelman: Giant billowing sculptures . - Speech by Janet Echelman at the TED conference in March 2011. Date of appeal August 9, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Janet Echelman Sculpture Premieres for Biennial of the Americas ( July 26, 2010). Date of treatment April 4, 2015. Archived October 1, 2012.