[OT] Cool Sculpture

[GrandpaTrout]

Hey, Slate did a review of these really cool sculptures. They kind of defy the eye in how they stand up. Buildings of the future, if you ask me. I could easily see space stations made out of beams and wire like this.

http://slate.msn.com/id/2093711/

If you are near London UK you have one week left to see one of the most amazing pieces of art I have ever seen. The Tate Modern has managed to catch the full feeling of the setting sun and place it indoors. I have stood in the Texas desert and watched the sun go down. It felt like this exhibit. If you are anywhere close, you really should see it.

http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/eliasson/default.htm

The Tate Modern is a converted power station. It has a huge hall to display this sun (like 6 or more stories high) and so I doubt the chance to see this exhibit will happen again.

[Dreadnaught]

Does it rain in the sun hall? :confused:

[GrandpaTrout]

No, that is the great thing about it. All the glory of a dry desert sunset, even when you cannot find a patch of blue sky for all the winter rain and fog. For about 1 more week, then it is gone.

There are water misters that give one end of the hall a hazy look. And the celing is covered in reflective mylar (covering a football field or more surface area). That gives the reflected sun a shimmery quality. It must have cost a fortune to build.

I bet the Aztec sun worshippers would have loved it. I snapped a few photos, I will try to get them online someplace.

[arrrse]

Tensegrity is good :D