╳ Big Bambú is a growing and changing sculpture. It is a vast network of 5,000 interlocking 30 and 40 foot long fresh-cut bamboo poles, lashed together with 50 miles of nylon rope, which continued to be constructed throughout the duration of the exhibition. The first phase of the structure measured approximately 100 feet long, 50 feet wide, and 30 feet high, with the eastern portion reaching an amazing elevation of 50 feet. An internal footpath artery system grew along with the structure, facilitating its progress; and the evolving state of the work was documented by the artists through photographs and videos.
╳ Identical twins Doug and Mike Starn work collaboratively with photography, and truly defy categorization, by effectively combining traditionally separate disciplines such as sculpture, photography, painting, video and installation.╳ Invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to create a site-specific installation for The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, the brothers created this monumental bamboo structure, which takes the form of a cresting wave that bridges realms of sculpture, architecture and performance and set against Central Park and its urban backdrop, Big Bambú suggests the complexity and energy of an ever-changing living organism.
╳ To view (and enjoy) more of the Starn brothers’ work visit the links below.
╳ www.starnstudio.com
╳ www.flickr.com/photos/metmuseum/sets/72157623898253288/
