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Transitions
2012
STUDIO ART’S DESIRE (AMERICAN)
Glass and High-density Foam
The Commons by United Supermarkets
Transitions captures the college experience using hand-blown
glass orbs (representing students), which converge and disperse
from all directions. These orbs float in space, suspended from
thin wires, and are drawn toward and through cutouts in a large
monolith (representing the university). Their passage through
can be read two ways: 1. Students come from various locations
and converge upon Texas Tech, exiting with purpose and
direction; or 2. students begin more or less equally and, through
their experiences, exit Texas Tech and scatter across the country.
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