Denise Goldberg's blog

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

movement

There's a sculpture in Lowell that I find fascinating. It was created by Michio Ihara and is titled "Pawtucket Prism". It lives on a plaza at the corner of the Pawtucket Canal and the Concord River. The movement of the sculpture as it was originally created in 1987 was driven by both wind and water. After a number of years the water-driven part of the mechanism stopped working.

The sculpture was reworked by the (original) artist and re-dedicated in late 2016. The motion is now solely wind-driven.

It's easy to stand near the sculpture, mesmerized by the constant motion.

Pawtucket Prism, by Michio Ihara

Pawtucket Prism, by Michio Ihara

Pawtucket Prism, by Michio Ihara