Thursday, April 30, 2009
View a slideshow of the spring 2009 art installation
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View a slideshow of Aquila here. The constellation Aquila (the eagle) adorned the University of Southern Indiana’s quad April 27-30, 2009. Art students and faculty created Aquila, a temporary art installation inspired by the 11-star constellation, in celebration of Earth Day. An opening reception was held April 27 on the labyrinth in front of the Liberal Arts Center. Each star in the constellation consisted of a steel disk surrounded by a plywood circle supported by short wooden stilts. Each plywood circle had an environmental fact painted on it to focus attention on the importance of recycling. The stars were surrounded by a design created out of aluminum cans which were collected in recycling bins around the USI campus. Those who participated in the piece by visiting each star experienced the impact of the environmental facts. As facts accumulated, the hemispheres or disks turned increasingly red. Altair, the largest star in the constellation, offered participants the opportunity to reverse the process. As they continued visiting the rest of the stars, participants observed how increasing recycling can help change the hemispheres back to green. Aquila was funded by a Major as Home grant from the Office of the Provost. Wendy Knipe Bredhold News & Information Services 812/461-5259 or wkbredhold@usi.edu |
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