"Samson" Pile of Luggage - Sacramento, CA - Realistic Object Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Two giant, 23 feet tall piles of luggage are on display in the baggage claim of Sacramento International Airport.

Here is what CNN wrote about these sculptures in an article called Five airports with art worth seeing:

Terminal A's baggage claim houses a piece called "Samson," which is two 23-foot tall pillars made from 1,400 pieces of luggage stacked on two wheeled carts. Brian Goggin's work appears to hold up the ceiling. Steel beams attached to the airport's existing columns keep the structure sturdy.

"It does exactly what great public art is supposed to do: Create a sense of fun and whimsy in a normally utilitarian place," said airport spokeswoman Karen Doron.

Goggin's work landed in the coveted spot in 1998 after competing in Sacramento's Art in Public Places program. "Samson" is one of the programs 8 selected pieces on display at the airport.