The new sculpture, called Obolin, uses cross laminated timber (CLT) to create three cutouts subtracted from a spherical geometry to mark the location of the sun's vector based on its Hudson Valley location at noon on the Summer and Winter Solstices, and at 2:00pm on the Equinox.
Obolin was fabricated from a single, 50-foot-long sheet of CLT, and was stack laminated and milled with a 7-axis robotic arm. This is the second sculpture by Steven Holl to be installed at Art Omi's Sculpture and Architecture Park. The first was One Two Five, a sculpture cut by CNC from a "21-million-year-old Lecce limestone" installed back in 2018.
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there's this also by an old friend.
http://www.jakobmacfarlane.com/en/project/orange-cube/
What is the significance of using CLT for creating the Obolin? The plasticity of concrete seems like a better choice for this outdoor sculpture.
Subtractive vs. additive process perhaps?
the layers upon layers...see the layers of the wood cuts, then zoom in and see the layers of the tree rings...perfect boolean action on imperfect history.
wood looks more sustainable!
and indeed is more sustainable as well.
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Kahn's water feature at the Salk Institute. It was suggested to him by Louis Barrigan. The water aligns with the setting sun exactly twice a year at the equinox.
Iluminated..
Can't unsee
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