Studio Osman Akan

finally we have some shots of Fragmenta in snow ! Although still early in the season with not much accumulation, we want to share what it looks like in the winter light !

If you got a copy of the Public Art Review / winter issue, look for a nice image of Fragmenta !

Osman Akan's article titled "Fragmenta / making sculptures in a remote location" is published in the Paper tAG 01 magazine. Published during the first design biennial in Istanbul; article comments on art, architecture and design as well as logistics of making permanent artworks in sub-arctic environments. Online version in Turkish is available here: http://www.papertag.net/#Fragmenta

Fragmenta

http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/67ad1931c5c94835ad2ad121c425c674/AK--Crime-Lab-Sculpture/

http://www.glassmagazine.com/article/commercial/greatglazing-fragmenta-glass-sculpture-1210191

Hello Osman.  I hope/trust all is well with you! We just had a significant storm with winds clocked from 90 to 130 mph around town.  Lots of trees down, power still out here and there, schools closed, etc etc… I decided to check out the sculpture to see how it faired in near-design-level winds.  Result: Not a scratch.  Nothing looked bent or crooked or rubbed-against, etc.  Looks like it stayed pretty rigid.  There are trees all about out there knocked over so you can tell from their angle that the wind came right down off the mountain, by-passing the building and hitting the sculpture head on.  It’s still pretty breezy today. Standing in the center of the piece, the wind makes a nice sound passing through all the plates.  Take care!   Michael Fierro, PE Senior Engineer

http://www.adn.com/2012/08/18/2593131/public-art-sculpture-intended.html

 

  Fragmenta partial time lapse video   Installation of the panels took about a week, completed by Neeser Construction. Structural welding took about ten days. Installation of lighting and electrical components; three days.  

Here is part of the crew from Neeser that made Fragmenta possible. Thank you guys for your hard work.      

is now online. For Press related information please refer to  http://www.osmanakan.com/Pages/press.htm Images with higher resolution are available, please email us with the image name / number you would like and we will send you and ftp link. Thank you. STUDIO OSMAN AKAN

to the new studio has started,so far a toilette paper and a trash can !

Studio Osman Akan is pleased to announce completion of a new sculpture,  Remote ©   2012  by Osman Akan "All Rights Reserved" permanent installation; Anchorage, Alaska. Stainless steel, dichromatic filters, safety glass, HID lights, white concrete We would like to thank; Alaska Department of Transportation and public facilities Alaska Department of public safety Alaska State Council on the Arts for their involvement in this project.

actually a few panels are up !

For those pilots out there, it was a C172 M,  good plane to shoot photos as the wings are above the window level.

Eventhough it was quite windy, (knocked over my tripod and broke my video camera) we managed to install the main structure in just two days ! The rest will be filling the the gaps with TIG welds. Next week we'll start with the surface panels, lights and ground forming. Still a lot to do but we are hopeful.