LIQUID SHARD

Liquid Shard is a large-scale sculpture that is made out of holographic mylar and monofilament installed across Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. The work spans 15,000 sqft.  The piece is comprised of two layers that rise from 15 feet off the ground to 115 feet in the air.

“The inspiration comes from observing nature and the feeling that we are only aware on a very surface level of what is really going on around us. Unexpected things are revealed in time-lapse or hyper-spectrum photography that fascinate me. Like fractals recurring progressively, we feel the currents of air on our skin but do not see the larger movements.  I wanted to play in that realm with this technology I have been developing.”- Patrick Shearn.

Now Art LA helped make the Poetic Kinetics project happen, along with the AAV School.  International architecture students from a diverse range of countries were invited to explore how to engage the site with the movement and material.  The students supported the installation process and were able to follow and observe the creation of this public art piece from its inception to exhibition.