Spring Sculpture

Cheong Gye Cheon, Seoul, South Korea | 70 ft high x 18 ft diameter at base

The spring sculpture is 70 feet tall and shaped as a small “turret” sea-shell. The shell is set vertically on its wider end and visualized as a rounded, colorful ribbon spiraling upwards and pulled apart to form a conical, open structure. The outer sea-shell skin of the sculpture is constructed using aluminum panels. The structural system consists of a welded built-up tube section spiral starting out as a 27 inch x 13 inch x 1.5 inch tube section and tapering down to a 6 inch x 3 inch x 0.375 inch tube section. The art work was commissioned by the Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture and was conceived, designed and directed by artist Coosje van Bruggen.