‘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. 

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderpreview in the artist’s workshop

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderseam detail

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderseam detail

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderframe and bead chain detail

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher mouldermammatus being built in the artist’s workshop

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderartist at work

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderfinal touches

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderinstalled at the hartsfield-jackson international airport

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulderinstalled

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher mouldercolor-coded for july 4th

 

 

mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher mouldercolor changes

 

 

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