Between Earth and Sky
Kipp Kobayashi

PROJECT PROFILE:

Artist: Kipp Kobayashi
Title: Between Earth and Sky
Materials: Wire Mesh
Fabrication: Demiurge
Installation: Demiurge + Matchless Builds
Location: Eugene Airport, Eugene, Oregon, OR

Artist Statement:

The iconic forests of Eugene have served as a constant for the city since its founding, serving as the catalyst for prosperity through its generations. This led me to a study of the processes used to convert trees into lumber - man-made materials completely unrecognizable from their original forms. At the same time, aircraft construction techniques create sweeping forms from rigidly dimensioned materials. Playing back and forth off of these relationships, I began working with tree forms reimagined as assemblies of metal panels – a reverse engineering of the manufacturing of lumber. 

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Hovering above the main entryway, the installation will appear differently depending on where it is experienced or the time of day, at times presenting itself as an almost like a dream-like image while at others feeling more sculptural and real. It is intended to be both referential to the area’s history and culture but at the same time to maintain a mysterious or spiritual quality that acknowledges its past connections to the natural world.