Public art installation in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Harbor Fog
Stilled buoys dream of a lost harbor
Artist
Ross Miller
Year
2009 (2009)
Type
Sculpture
Medium
stainless steel, bronze, granite, lights, fog, sound, sensors and sequencer
Dimensions
.06 acres (240 m2)
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Owner
Mass Department of Transportation
Harbor Fog, stilled buoys dream of a lost harbor,[1] is a responsive sensor-activated interactive contemporary public sculptural environment located in Boston along the main pedestrian walkway of Wharf District Park Parcel 17, on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.[2] The first permanent public artwork along the Greenway, the concept was selected through a competition for commission by the Mass Highway Department, and integrated into site construction in collaboration with engineers during building of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Big Dig).[3]
The Harbor Fog sculpture is part of a genera of environmental artworks that use high pressure cold water fog, hot steam fog, or other gaseous materials, to produce immersive environmental sculpture.[4]
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