About the Sculpture:
For me the experience of this sculpture is that of awe, intrigue, and evocative interaction. This is monolithic reliquary that holds a sacred space for the passage of the astral and physical.
The glyphs in bronze that adorn key, geometric elements describe the intent of energy being channeled. Respecting its own cosmic alignment, elemental properties and its ability to have a voice of its own.
The experience of the sculpture is inviting with its long lines of the bridge that lead to the first of the portals. You need only to cross a simple line in the sand from the playa to the first step on the bridge. This first step is onto a glyph that represents new beginnings.
I wish to communicate through physical reality the opportunity for anybody to take this passage and awaken to a new potential. You are imbued with inspiration and reflection, by experiencing your own evolution. All of your senses will have acknowledged transformation of passage.
The sculpture consists of a long elevated bridge with three kinetic portals along its length.
The portals consists of several ring vessels that rotate around the bridge. Holding these ring vessels is a structural arch that supports a crown of kinetic antenna for cosmic tuning.
These ring vessels have a enormous range of content, from intelligent lights, steam, fire, and fog. When fog or other vapors are released into the ring vessels (the outer vessels represent air and water) they will create a tangible wormhole effect that one may, or may not choose to pass through. All of your senses will have acknowledged transformation of passage. The first passage prepares you for the second. A much lager portal stands in the middle of the next bridge section. The ring vessels of this portal move at a slower pace but quicken with your presence. These rings represent fire. However they will only be on fire for guided passage by trained fire safety personal. Or for performance with fire safety personal holding a perimeter. Your passage and cleansing of fire leads you further down the bridge to another smaller portal again containing a cleansing vapor representing air and water. The bridge then delivers you back to the playa in a different time, space, and point of consciousness.
The alignment of the sculpture is that it’s portal entry faces sunrise to further embody new beginnings.This sculpture provides a rite of passage through elemental transformation for everyone that discovers it.
Participants are encouraged to take their time to re-discover themselves and others as they experience the myriad of senses provided by this sculptural passage. Some of the crucial, cast bronze glyphs will also be hidden in the city for any daring adventures to recover. Runic treasure maps will be available to decipher for those that inquire with the druids of Exsuscitare Traiectus. These glyphs will be the keystone to its performance of true astral potential. A performance that summons the elemental wormhole of fire and water that one can choose to fearlessly travel or watch from a distance.