‘mammatus’ for hartsfield-jackson airport by christopher moulderimages courtesy of the artist
the city of atlanta has commissioned artist christopher moulder to create an installation for the new hartsfield-jackson airport international arrivals hall. influenced by the otherworldly formation of mammatocumulous clouds, ‘mammatus’ is grounded in the physics of catenary curves. using over 8 miles of nickel-plated bead chains, the large sculpture is lit with 30 color-kinetic RGB LED light luminaries that are programed to change color according to the date and time of day.
preview in the artist’s workshop
seam detail
seam detail
frame and bead chain detail
mammatus being built in the artist’s workshop
artist at work
final touches
installed at the hartsfield-jackson international airport
installed
color-coded for july 4th
color changes
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