Red Cross
Minneapolis Red Cross Donor Wall, 16' x 7',
2000
This piece contains 2,050 engraved aluminum nameplates
(alphabetized ! ) arranged into 411 Red Cross logos. The
Greek Cross, the basis of the Red Cross logo, nests
together in multiples in vertically ascending diagonal
rows, each cross consisting of five engraved nameplates.
The wall is in the hallway of their building opposite a
south-facing window wall. A difference in the angle of the
brushing of the aluminum surface accounts for the
difference in brightness from one logo group to the next.
Each group is surrounded by groups of differing angles,
causing each group to stand out from its neighbors. There
are eighteen ten-degree angle increments used to track the
movement of the sun, and when the viewer walks past, 2,050
plates change brightness simultaneously.
You have to see it to believe it. Located at
1201 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN
Murtaugh Red Cross Logo Panel, Brushed &
Red Anodized Aluminum, 24" x 36", 1999
A friend was working for the Minneapolis Red Cross while
they were in transition to their new building, and he
mentioned that the interim facility didn't have much
artwork, so I made this for him. It features a 1" thick
dimension Red Cross logo overlaying a multiplicity of
nesting Red Cross logos. This photo give an idea of its
appearance, but it's really more like a still from a
movie...
