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