Ethereal Bodies 8

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Title: Ethereal Bodies 8
Photo Credit: Jeremy Green
Lead Artist(s):

Description:

Ethereal Bodies 8 is a group of eight stainless steel sculptures situated on an earthwork planted with grasses. Within a traffic circle, the sculptures form the south entrance of the Zuckerberg General Hospital and Trauma Center in San Francisco, CA. The group of eight sculptures create a dynamic pivot point for arrival at the Hospital. The group of forms and their compound curves recombine to create new shapes from different vantage points circling the roundabout. This experience is heightened by the cinematic effect created when viewed from a vehicle circling the entry drive. Their open transparent structure allows sunlight and colored LED light to fill their volumes changing from silver to gold in the sunlight. At night a composition of changing colors cycles through the forms creating new relationships between complimentary colors. By mediating arrivals and departures Ethereal Bodies 8 creates the positive effect of experiencing art in medical environments.

PROJECT LOCATION

Hospital
Ethereal Bodies 8 is positioned on a roundabout traffic circle earthwork at the Hospital entryway.
Zuckerberg General Hospital and Trauma Center
1001 Potrero Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States

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PROJECT TEAM

San Francisco Arts Commission
PROJECT DETAILS

Permanent
350,000
Private
Percent-for-Art
Landscape, Sculpture
Concrete/Masonry, LED, Light, Metal, Plant material
2016
2017