TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER EL PASO
Helix Garden
2015
ELIZABETH BILLINGS AND ANDREA WASSERMAN (AMERICAN)
Sandblasted Glass, Concrete, and LED Lights
Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing
Helix Garden is defined by a tall sandblasted glass frieze,
concrete, and lighting that is interwoven from one end of the
garden to the other. Forming a dynamic curvilinear gesture
throughout the garden, the sculpture of overlapping glass
panels creates both public spaces for congregating and more
private places for sitting and studying. Sandblasted on both
sides of the glass, the imagery on the panels makes visible
a poetic investigation of plant forms indigenous to the El
Paso area. The sequence of imagery with both micro and
macroscopic views is a metaphor for the many and varied
layers of healing.
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