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Earthtime project9/23/2023 ![]() ![]() “Due to the transparent material and the fishnet-like structure, the light intensity plays an important role so that the light is visibly reflected, and the nets can be perceived as floating bodies of light. The degree of lighting, the color of light and the change from light to dark influences the environment and the people looking at her sculptures.” The work of art unfolds its full magic in the evening through sophisticated illuminationĬurator Klaus Krobath comments on the use of light in her work: “Light is a significant element in the work of Janet Echelman and in the staging of her installations of art. With her series of sculptures in ‘Earthtime’, she wants to raise awareness of the connection with one another and with our physical planet, using strong colors and soft curves to highlight this. Echelman is known for her gigantic net sculptures and combines ancient crafts with original computer design software to create works of art. Yet the enclosed space, bounded by wall and ceiling, does not seem to suit her fluid artworks. With ‘Earthtime 1.78 Vienna’, the artist refers to the geological event, the tsunami in Japan in 2011.Įchelman has nothing against museums. Echelman’s hanging sculptures – moved by wind and weather – perform gently undulating choreographies. Using unusual materials – from fish nets to finely atomised water particles – Echelman combines traditional craftsmanship with complex processor architectures. ![]() ‘Earthtime 1.78 Vienna’ is illuminated with a powerful and balanced light that draws soft lines even in intense colours like blue and red but even in delicate pastels. Janet Echelman and our bond with this planet Her art meanders at the intersections of light and art, between architecture, urban planning, material science, computer science and civil or aeronautical engineering. width x 20 ft.Janet Echelman transforms public places around the world with her giant net sculptures. Fibers are braided with nylon and UHMWPE (Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene)ĭimensions of net: 100 ft. MATERIALS AND SIZEįiber, Buildings and Sky combined with Colored Lighting. Each installation has unique colored lighting designed to speak with its specific architectural and historic context. To date, the Earthtime 1.78 sculpture has been installed in Madrid, Spain (2018), Dubai, UAE (2018), Beverly Hills, CA (2019), Borås, Sweden (2021), Helsinki, Finland (2021), Vienna, Austria (2021), and Milan, Italy (2022). The Earthtime series is a global traveling project. Connecting the past with the present, the artwork takes ancient methods to a new urban scale. These custom-colored twines are knotted both by loom and by hand, and every rope is spliced using centuries-old craft techniques. Sculpture fabrication begins with braiding custom engineered fibers which are fifteen times stronger than steel by weight. The number in the title refers to a measurement of time, as the earth’s day was shortened by 1.78 microseconds. Inside Echelman’s studio, the physical form of Earthtime 1.78 Milan was digitally modeled with inspiration from a scientific data set describing a single geological occurrence - an earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011 - which caused ripple effects around the globe and even sped up the earth's daily rotation. These include architects, designers, and model-makers in the studio, as well as an external team of aeronautical and structural engineers, computer scientists, lighting designers, landscape architects, and a fabrication team. To create the sculptural form, Echelman works with teams both inside and outside her studio. Each time a single knot moves in the wind, the location of every other knot in the sculpture’s surface is changed in an ever unfolding dance of human-made creation with the forces of nature beyond our control. The sculpture serves as a symbol of interconnectedness, composed of countless intertwined fibers. The sculpture celebrates the interconnection of sky and earth, flexibility and strength, humans and our physical world, bridging opposites with bold colors and soft curves that flow between its surroundings of contemporary architecture. ![]() Janet Echelman's Earthtime sculpture series heightens our awareness of our interconnectedness with one another and our physical planet.Įarthtime 1.78 Milan was installed in the city’s Piazza Gae Aulenti in September 2022 - the global capital of design and a culture of great aesthetic sophistication. ![]()
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