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Quiet Axis

  • Lowry Burgess

Conceptual earthwork sculpture begun in 1968; comprised of three major parts: I The Inclined Galactic Light Pond (Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 1968-1974), II The Utopic Vessel (South Pacific Ocean, Rapa Nui, 1974-1979), III The Gate into Aether, Wreath of Sounding Outer Space Above Rapa Nui, 1976-1985).

  • Subjects:Art worksSculptureEnvironmental artEnvironmental sculpture
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Quiet Axis: Part I - The Inclined Galactic Light Pond

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Quiet Axis: Part I - The Inclined Galactic Light Pond

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part I - The Inclined Galactic Light Pond

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part III - Gait into Aether, Wreath of Sounding Outer Space Above Rapa Nui

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Quiet Axis: Part II - The Utopic Vessel

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Poster for Lowry Burgess at CAVS Presentation Series

School of Architecture and Planning Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts
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