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The Edge of the world

When visiting large bodies of water, perception stretches to the horizon’s line. Placed at the water’s edge, The Edge of the World creates a point in space where this perception is expanded not only in front, but also above and below. 

Visitors travel down a ramp to the end of an ellipsis. (…) This ellipsis is continued in the reflections traded back and forth by the mirrored ceiling and the water pooling at the feet of visitors. As visitors move, their changing points of view echo and merge the horizon line, the sky, the water, the ellipsis, and themselves.

The sculpture changes with the rising tides. At full tide, only the ellipsis remains above the water. At lower tides, the sculpture emerges from the sea while retaining its memory of high tide by placing the water it caught on a pedestal.

The Edge of the World is ADA accessible. The pool is four inches deep with a curb surrounding the pool. Visitors in wheelchairs can explore the views from the entirety of the pool without getting their feet wet, unlike their standing companions.

Media: Reinforced concrete, stainless steel, water, tidal rhythym.