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Atrium Sculpture






"Sky Word" conveys the notion of leaves of print spiraling upward as if recently liberated from books or computer screens.

"Skyword" sculpture at the Des Plaines Public Library.

Kristina Lucas preparing a holographic rectangle to be installed.




Kristina Lucas and Michael Hayden created the sculpture of holographic rectangles, which include the letters of the alphabet and an ampersand. Each letter is in a different calligraphic style. 




The rectangles are suspended from the skylights of the four-story atrium.

Michael Hayden working on installing the rectangles from the skylights at the Des Plaines Public Library.

A top-down view of the Skyword sculpture at the Des Plaines Public Library.





Some of the pieces are "mirrorized," some are transparent, and others are partially "metalized." Some are thicker than others, and some have patterns on them. The pieces get their color from the refraction of light.



 
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