Just coming up for air to say we’re making progress on stringing together those 310 strands. Here, they’re neatly wrapped and labeled to make installation a breeze*.
*Correction: Matt and Ben say installations are never a breeze. But hey, here’s to optimism!
In March, we showed renderings of a wall mural mobile we’re making in collaboration with artist Daniel Goldstein for a corporate office building in Jacksonville, Florida. We’re also making the client a ceiling sculpture that will include 310 stands of 2,500 shapes. Below are the materials that we will spend every waking moment stringing together during the coming weeks. Wish us luck—and see you on the other side!
In March, we posted renderings of a wall mural-mobile we’re creating for a Jacksonville-based office building. We’re making progress, slowly but surely. Here are some of the components that have been through a dye sublimation process to create an ombré effect. We’ll be thrilled to see this one come together!
Here are renderings of another fun project in our queue. It’s another collaboration with the very talented artist Daniel Goldstein. This wall-mounted mural-mobile will hang in a corporate office building in Jacksonville, Florida. Stay tuned for pictures of the process!
(We’ll be creating a hanging piece for the space, too! We’ll share those renderings when they’re ready.)
Matt and Ben are still riding high (and utterly exhausted) from completing the Galaxy installation. And we have received the best feedback about it!
The art consultant (who forwarded these particular images of the piece) said, “These images circulated to a few people and all responded with such wonderful comments and feedback including [the CEO of Houston Methodist] with ‘stunning.’”
And Daniel Goldstein, the concept artist, said, “Oh Matt!!!! It looks amazing. I cannot thank you enough for your outstanding work. I hope you are happy with it. I know I am. I know how grueling those installations can be. Get some sleep. Thank you and your team for your phenomenal work.”
(We especially appreciate that Daniel understands how truly grueling installations can be!)
Drumroll please….
Presenting: Galaxy
Concept design by Daniel Goldstein. Design detail, fabrication, and installation by Matt Richards and Ben Cogdill of Ekko Mobiles.
Fun facts:
Made of powder-coated aluminum and steel, stainless-steel braided cable
Hangs 56 feet tall by 21 feet in diameter
Includes roughly 900 shape elements
Includes approximately 15,000 feet of cable (nearly 3 miles!)
Installed in the main lobby of Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
The Woodlands ceiling sculpture installation is complete! Matt and Ben spent four very, very long days on this installation. It’s exhausting work, but seeing the end result is so rewarding. Stay tuned for final pictures!
The empty space
The 21-foot diameter frame.
The hanging element.
Hoisting the frame
Prepping the frame to hang shapes.
Hanging the (900!) shapes
Getting close!
Why hello, 2022! We’re kicking off the new year with a trip to Houston to install this beast. Stay tuned for updates!
We’re finishing up the shapes and elements that will be part of the The Woodlands hospital ceiling sculpture. That massive hanging hook with all the cables coming off of it hints at the complexity of this piece. We’re so excited to see it come together!
The ceiling sculpture installation at the hospital in The Woodlands, Texas isn’t scheduled until January, but to ensure the frames arrive on time, we’re freighting them now. (You never know what the weather will do this time of year!) The frames were safely packed up in a box large enough to freight a few grown men. Our fingers are crossed for an uneventful journey to Texas.
