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[ Seven Spires ] [ Morris Library ] [ Tribute Park ]
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Three dimensional model of the two
sculptures as they will be sited in the Morris Library.
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Morris
Library Sculptures (to be installed in 2008)
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Commissioned
by the Capital Development Board of Illinois for the Morris Library at the
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
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Media: stainless
steel, aluminum.
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Evan Lewis was selected a finalist in
creating a sculpture for the Morris Library that has been undergoing extensive
renovation.
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The proposal consists of two sculptures - an exterior piece
and an interior ceiling-hung mobile. The exterior sculpture is a wind-powered
spinner that will be attached to the facade. A shaft piercing the facade will
connect the spinner to the interior mobile. The power of the wind will be transferred
through the shaft and a series of gear reductions and will put the ceiling-hung
sculpture in motion. The mobile will move very slowly and deliberately, no
matter what the velocity of the wind is. On the other hand, the exterior spinner
might move very dynamically at times in an interesting contrast to the interior
piece.
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| The external spinner will be
about twenty-four feet in diameter when fully extended. The interior
mobile will be thirty-six feet high and will move in a cylinder that has a
diameter of sixteen feet. The mobile will be elevated about twelve feet
off the ground. |
