Janet Echelman Compilation

 This project makes visible to the human eye the patterns of desert winds. During the day, sunlight projects patterned shadow drawings onto the ground and pedestrians on their daily paths. At night, the colored illumination gradually changes color through the seasons. The large three-dimensional multi-layered form is created by a combination of hand and machine knotting of recyclable high-tenacity colored polyester that is replaced in new color variations at intervals. 

Travelers share their opinions about the artwork about Janice Echelman's sculpture in the San Francisco Airport, <i>Every Beating Second</i>

Time lapse photography of the installation of the piece

 This is a video presented by Janet Echelman documenting the Art project in Dilworth Plaza currently under construction 

 Using color and material to invoke the memory of the site&rsquo;s history as a fishing and industrial center, this three-dimensional multi-layer net floats over the Cidade Salvador Plaza. This work is credited as the first permanent, monumental public sculpture to use an entirely soft and flexible set of membranes moving fluidly in wind. The work casts cinematic shadow drawings onto the ground further highlighting the &ldquo;wind choreography.&rdquo; The the city has made the sculpture its graphic symbol. When interviewed, local people give different interpretations of the work, from fishing nets, ships and masts of the Portuguese maritime history, the red-and-white striped smokestacks of the area&rsquo;s industrial past, to Portuguese lace, sea creatures, and ripples in water. 

Janet Echelman Compilation

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