- This monumental horizontal dial sculpture, "The Confluence of Space and Time", stands 30 feet (9m) tall with giant hour markers from 10am to 2pm. It features interactive features of a windmill in its interior and illumination by lights through the broken glass panels. The sundial is constructed of stainless steel, stainless steel Mesh, 6,800 lbs 3084 kg) of recycled glass, white marble rock, cast reinforced concrete. The designer/artist Matthew Dehaemer said of the project, "“Various graphically rendered spots surrounding the installation reveal the totality of our earth’s geological history and the existence of life since the beginning of our planet. This sundial sculpture utilizes the wind that is such a trademark of the area. Like the marks left by a variety of prehistoric animals, humans and other life forms throughout history, the wind has also helped carved the rock formations that make up the landscape of Wyoming today and into the future.”
This project was made possible by a Collaboration between the Wyoming Community Development Authority, Nicolaysen Art Museum (NIC), The City of Casper and Grimshaw Investments, LLC. This is public art situated at a corner greenway near the housing complex, Sunshine Apartments. The sundial is constructed of stainless steel, stainless steel Mesh, 6,800 lbs 3084 kg) of recycled glass, white marble rock, cast reinforced concrete. The interactive sculpture hearkens the wild prairie and fires that renewed the ecosystem. At night it is illuminated by LED floodlights,
Photos by Bill Schwamle, of Townsquare Media, and by the artist/designer Matthew Dehaemer.
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