Studio Echelman explores the cutting edge of sculpture, public art, and urban transformation. Assembled and led by internationally recognized sculptor Janet Echelman, the design team focuses on the development and creation of large-scale artworks.
The permanent and temporary projects draw inspiration from ancient craft and modern technology. Using materials from woven fiber to atomized mist, the studio creates living, breathing pieces that respond to the forces of nature — wind, water and light.
By combining meaning with physical form, it strives to create a visceral experience in diverse city environments, accessible to all. These sculpture environments embody local identity and invite residents to form a personal and dynamic relationship with the art and place. Each project becomes intimately tied to its environment through the use of local materials and working methods, thus strengthening neighborhood connections and promoting a distinctive civic character.
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Sculpture at the scale of the city, accented by interactive lighting by Aaron Koblin. Permanent sculptural icon for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation campus headquarters.One-night installation for the Glow Festival.A traveling sculpture, 1.26 has crossed the globe, spending time in Denver, Sydney, and Singapore.EBS transforms the terminal with fictional nature that subtly engages viewers with real and imagined natural forces.Water Sky Garden transforms the plaza surrounding the Richmond Olympic Oval, official venue for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.Her Secret is Patience, the 145-ft-tall aerial sculpture in Phoenix, Arizona, is a new civic icon hailed for contributing to the revitalization of downtown. She Changes is credited as the first permanent, monumental public sculpture to use an entirely soft and flexible set of membranes moving fluidly in wind.
