Title
Vorticity
Artist
Anibal Catalan
Location
Denver International Airport
Neighborhood
Denver International Airport
Year
2016
Artwork Type
Public Sculpture
Material
aluminum, LED lights, stainless steel
About This Piece
The installation is comprised of several suspended sculptures arranged in a spiral, the shapes of which were determined by tracing the Rocky Mountains’ dramatic profile. The spiral — or vortex, from which the work’s name is derived — is one of nature’s most common forms, found in elements as small as snail shells or as large as galaxies.