Sunday, July 4, 2010

HAVEN






Haven is a tactile and interactive outdoor sculpture. It is a hollow ovoid dome with one opening near the ground. This opening is large enough to invite a viewer to slip through. Once inside the dome, the viewer can experience the artwork on a profoundly personal level as they become completely enveloped by it.

From the outside Haven looks like a boulder or perhaps a fossilized dinosaur egg. Its purely organic form allows it to blend into the landscape. But Haven is more than a sculpture; it is a refuge and a space for contemplation. The cave-like interior space evokes our primordial past yet allows for open-ended interpretation.

Haven has been designed to hold one person comfortably. It is approximately 60 inches high, 80 inches long and 50 inches wide and weighs 1,200 pounds. Haven is made of steel reinforced concrete.

Many thanks to Margaret McDevitt curator of the Helen Day Art Center's EXPOSED! 2010 outdoor sculpture exhibition in Stowe, VT (www.helenday.com). Thanks also to Nathan Suter and Anahi Costa. Special thanks to Jack and Duncan as well as Michael, Nick and Ryan who were instrumental in the installation process.

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