mammatus for hartsfield jackson airport by christopher moulder

‘mammatus’ for hartsfield-jackson airport by christopher moulderimages courtesy of the artist

the city of atlanta has commissioned artist christopher moulder to create an installation for the new hartsfield-jackson airport international arrivals hall. influenced by the otherworldly formation of mammatocumulous clouds, ‘mammatus’ is grounded in the physics of catenary curves. using over 8 miles of nickel-plated bead chains, the large sculpture is lit with 30 color-kinetic RGB LED light luminaries that are programed to change color according to the date and time of day. 

preview in the artist’s workshop

seam detail

seam detail

frame and bead chain detail

mammatus being built in the artist’s workshop

artist at work

final touches

installed at the hartsfield-jackson international airport

installed

color-coded for july 4th

color changes

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