Exposed Structures (system mapping)

Exposed Structures (system mapping)

As if a specimen of the Missouri River’s substrate is presented on the site – pinned to the ground. The triangles reference the mathematician Pythagoras with cut steel that creates a tentlike “shelter” open to the sky. The mathematics to create the GIS mapping of the riverbed creates a new memory work in the form of a living trellis. Undulating curves are informed through replicated mapping folds, implied movement and sculptural cavity.

Part of the City of Kansas City’s One Percent for the Arts Program.

Location

Main Street and 2nd Street, Kansas City, MO

Artist / Medium

Stuart Keeler / Painted steel, pavement striping and landscaping

Dates

2008

Owner

City of Kansas City, MO

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