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.
