The Opposite of a Duck

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Title: The Opposite of a Duck
Photo Credit: Michael Young and Benjamin Cohen
Lead Artist(s):

Description:

..."philosophy begins in wonder… and, if it cannot answer so many questions as we could wish, has at least the power of asking questions... and showing the strangeness and wonder lying just below the surface of even the commonest things of daily life.” --Bertrand Russell. Through an online query, the artist collected hundreds of unanswerable questions from philosophers from around the world. An undulating steel frame holds circuit boards that hang like an open venetian blind, with LEDs on the edges of both sides, making a transparent, 3-dimensional, two-sided display. The scrolling lines and words are visible inside and outside through the windows. Lines of light slowly scroll around the sculpture; speeding up, followed by one of hundreds of unanswerable questions.

PROJECT LOCATION

Library
Within the library, visible through the front window
Fall City Library
33415 SE 42nd Place
Fall City, WA 98024
United States

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PROJECT TEAM

King County Library System
King County Library System
Adam Brown
AFX Sign Effectz
Robert M. Martin, Philosophy Consultant, Todd Polenberg, Electronics designer and engineer
PROJECT DETAILS

Permanent
$45,000
Percent-for-Art
Digital
LED, Metal
Installation
2009
2010
VIDEOS

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