Last week was an intense one that those of us who were on-site at the grain elevator from sunrise to sunset can likely still feel in our bones. The erraticness of fall weather fell upon Omaha, and not even the towering concrete grain elevator could shield us. But 13 giant windsails had to be hung, [...]
Category: Installation
Yesterday, a large truck arrived at the grain elevator on 34th and Vinton to deliver 22,000 sqft. of banners brought to life by great BIG color in Denver, Colorado. These banners have been in process since chosen by the jury on May 22nd at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Between then and now, the [...]
This week, we roughly affixed a 24×36″ black and white piece of each design to the side of the grain elevator as an initial inquiry into how the images are negotiating the massive scale of the elevator. With a few site conditions to resolve – mainly the clearing of brush on the city right-of-way – [...]