Abyssal Storm I

Sculpture

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di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Name/Title

Abyssal Storm I

Entry/Object ID

2118

Description

By rotating the sculpture's steel armature and internal oval disk, visitors can set the sand-like matter into swirling action.

Artwork Details

Medium

Steel, water, Plexiglas, and glass beads

Category

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

AR2118

Source or Donor

Off the Preserve!

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Ned Kahn

Date made

2003

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

65 in

Width

50 in

Depth

36 in

Exhibitions

Exhibition

Counter Clockwise

Notes

January 22 - April 11, 2026, di Rosa SF

Exhibition

Ned Kahn: Seed Vortex

Notes

January 11 - March 25, 2018, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for Arts, Walnut Creek

Exhibition

Collection in Focus: Ned Kahn

Notes

February 3 - April 10, 2016, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Research Notes

Research Type

Curator

Notes

Abyssal Storm 1 (2003), a rotating metal sculpture with a mixture of glass beads and water, captures the deep sea phenomenon of abyssal storms-sudden, powerful currents which stir up sediments and sea creatures along the ocean floor. Kahn brings this natural occurrence-something typically only viewable by scientists and researchers-into the gallery space. By rotating the sculpture's steel armature and internal oval disk, visitors can set the sand-like matter into swirling action.