This sculpture is at the start of the pedestrian path on the bridge.
Text of the plaque:
"Current"
Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, 2020
Steel, dichoric glass, LED lighting, sensors
Composed of 12 illuminated steel arches, CURRENT celebrates transformation. Referencing currents - of rivers, of light, of time - this dynamic sculpture is under continual activation. By day, its shadows and colored light refractions are ever-changing in the evening, it creates a shared spatial experience through light animations that respond to movements of passers by."
"The 12 arches range in size from 4-feet 6-inches at one end to 25 feet at the other. A halo of LED lights with gel silicone diffusers frame the arches, giving them a hazy glow. Motion sensors on the sculpture will respond to movement, playing light animations as visitors move around it during the evening hours. “It responds to your presence,” Wong says of the piece.
On top of the arches, dichroic glass fins will appear pink, purple, yellow or gold, depending on the position of the viewer. Made from laminated glass with a film that changes color when seen from different angles, they shimmer with iridescence. The fins will be placed and bolted by hand once the rest of the sculpture is installed to avoid breakage.
There’s also an historical element to the piece – reclaimed pieces of the Tappan Zee Bridge will serve as part of the formwork to pour the sculpture’s foundation, as well as mullions to secure the glass fins to the arches.
As designed, visitors looking through the narrow end of Current will see the new bridge in the distance."
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