Nasher Sculpture Center
"Resembling an enlarged rusty screw with threaded edges that draw concentric rings into the sand with each rotation, Harrow—by its very name—alludes to a disc harrow, a farm implement used to till soil where crops are planted. Likewise, the sculpture’s revolution recalls earth’s daily orbit around the sun, tracking time through movement in space. Harrow’s movement is nearly imperceptible—only with prolonged engagement are we made aware of the sculpture’s progress. Surrounding the motorized cone and its circular, sandy track, Glatt installed seating as a way to transform the sculpture into an experience to behold and to slow viewers down to spend time with it.
Glatt collaborated with her husband, metal craftsman James Cinquemani, to design and produce the mechanical elements of Harrow, which comprises a motor with 1/40th of a horsepower—producing enough energy to light a 40-watt bulb—with three built-in safety mechanisms to stop the work from moving if there is something in its path. Glatt credits Cinquemani as the one who encouraged her to take the idea of a moving or kinetic sculpture from a drawing on paper to reality.
The chairs around the sculpture are funny. I can not imagine anyone having the time or patience to wait long enough to see that it has moved. This little park is across from the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas.
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