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Albedo

Among many interventions on otherwise balanced order of nature, botanic gardens are perhaps the most interesting and worthy of human designs. With irrigation and lighting systems, controlled heat and nutrients these spaces are designed by the study of botanics and attempts to replicate and sustain various natural conditions. As a public artist who is interested in new media and materials I am attracted to the questions of sustainability. Natural elements that give color, life and beauty are the very same elements that can deteriorate public artworks.

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Albedo

By Osman Akan
http://www.osmanakan.com 

Photo Credits: Osman Akan

Location: Denver, CO (Denver Botanic Gardens)
Birth: September 2010
Dimensions: 19' x 36 ' x  15.5'

Materials: Stainless Steel, dichroic glass
Press: 

More Info:
http://www.botanicgardensblog.com/2010/10/20/the-story-behind-osman-akans-public-art/ 
http://www.osmanakan.com/Press/DBG.html

 

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