Apr 122012
Fort Mason
SEATS Exhibition
Solstice by Brian Martin
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This is part of the SEAT installation at Fort Mason. The seat exhibit showcases work that reflects on the history of fort mason center and responds to the natural elements of the site. Each piece is meant to be gently sat on and then you can use your mobile phone to dial up a phone number that will tell you about the piece.
According to the artist: This piece represents the dates and times that so many people have entered and exited into our city. Set in a specific position to the horizon, the sun lines up with the eye and the seated, revealing the time and date of something very special. ((Hint….the answers to the timing and position are etched onto the head of the seat)
Brian Martin is a metal artist, designer, and fabricator. He moved to San Francisco in 1997 to attend the Academy of Art, during which he apprenticed with Eric Powell until 2001. After leaving Eric Powell, he started Brian Martin Metals, working for designers, architects and homeowners. In the past few years he has concentrated on building fine furniture and sculpture.
I love the interactive aspect of this piece!
I like this a lot and it’s very clever. At first I thought it was a representation of a seal! 🙂
Very imaginative seating!
Sounds like an interesting exhibit. I would like to look thru the eye to see what it beholds!
So does the sun only line up in the hole on the solstice? What do you see when you are sitting and looking through it? Intriguing…
Very unique. I wonder when is the best time to be seated there. If it is on the solstice, then the piece had to placed precisely on the spot.