At long last, a public art project of ours that has been several years in the making has been installed. It is located on the 1300 block of Walnut in the Kansas City Power & Light District. The sculpture approximately 72' wide and 7' tall at it's tallest point. The project was part of the Kansas City, MO 1% For Art program. The piece is constructed of spun steel, structural steel, and acrylic. I have another blog specifically for this project that details the design and fabrication process, but I've been seriously slacking on updating it. The following photos are of the moving and installation of this project.
A picture of Barnacles assembled in our studio. Each of the 14 sections that comprise the sculpture is mounted to a wooden stand. The purpose of the stands was to prevent the spun pieces from being damaged during the installation process when the sections were stood up to attach the slings needed to lift the sections into place. Another nice thing about the stands was we assembled the sections of Barnacles flat on the floor, so it was nice to be able to see them stood up in the orientation they would be installed.
Belger Cartage trucks picking up the sections of Barnacles from our studio.
Barnacles sections arriving at the job site.
The crane lifting the sections into place.
Drilling the concrete anchors.
Some photos from inside the parking garage.
The finished installation.
Looking straight up from the sidewalk.
The reflection of Barnacles on the building across the street.
