Windvines: Harvesting the Wind from Highway Traffic
2006. Fabric, plastic, metal, electricity. 36’ h x 65’ w x 125’d. Sponsored by 4Culture Public Art, Seattle, WA. Temporary installation to test out my idea for a permanent artwork at the intersection of I-5 and 65th between Roosevelt and Green Lake. Traffic on the highway above powered a vertical axis turbine that powered lights on the vines below.
Sketch of the proposed full installation
The vines would be very organic looking, growing up from below and twining down from above.
The test vine, turbine and lights
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