Lebeg (slight motion in air)

Sculpture

Seattle Convention Center

Lebeg, by Ann Gardner, site-specific installation Arch

Name/Title

Lebeg (slight motion in air)

Entry/Object ID

2001.1.1

Description

Glass mosaic, terrazzo, concrete, and steel, pendant sculpture in 9 parts, suspended from the fourth floor atrium.

Type of Sculpture

Interactive Kinetic

Artwork Details

Medium

Art Glass, Concrete, Steel

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ann Gardner

Role

Mixed Media Artist

Date made

2001

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

60 ft

Interpretative Labels

Label

Gardner's glass mosaic sculpture 'Lebeg' creates a space of meditative beauty in the busy environment of the Washington State Convention Center. The sculpture is made of nine elliptical pendants that are covered with thousands of pieces of translucent and reflective glass. It hangs in the 85-foot tall atrium and slowly moves (attached to a motor), casting colors throughout the space. About the artwork's title, Gardner notes that "Lebeg is a Hungarian word meaning ‘slight movement in the air'. I dedicated the sculpture to David Gulassa, a steel fabricator for this project [and friend] who passed away recently in a kayaking accident. His name is of Hungarian heritage and I wanted to honor his memory in this way." This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Convention and Trade Center.