A Flight Inspired Art Installation For The San Diego International Airport

December 26, 2018

Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, that consist of screens that showcase various plane designs. #Art #Sculpture #PublicArt

 

Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, made from screens that showcase various plane designs.

Working together with the airport staff from the Arts Program and Design & Construction department, and San Diego Air and Space Museum, the artist came up with a design that represented the local aeronautic history.

 

Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, that consist of screens that showcase various plane designs. #Art #Sculpture #PublicArt


The design included three different styles of planes, that would be installed as screens for the public to view. The development process of the planes started with a series of full-size 3D prints which allowed the artist to adjust scale and refine details based on the casting and installation parameters.


Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, that consist of screens that showcase various plane designs. #Art #Sculpture #PublicArt


The 3D printed models allowed the aircrafts to be fully cast and cured using high impact fire retardant urethane, with a high performance acrylic urethane for the coatings.

Each airplane measures approximately 19” wide, vary in length from 10”-19”,and weighs approximately 4lbs each.


Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, that consist of screens that showcase various plane designs. #Art #Sculpture #PublicArt


The installation took a team of 8 people 6 days to cut and tension over 90 stainless steel aircraft cables, before the installation team individually attached all 638 airplanes onto the tensioned cabled system.


Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, that consist of screens that showcase various plane designs. #Art #Sculpture #PublicArt


The final installation consists of 3 massive screens, each measuring 15’ wide by 30’ tall, that overlook the main terminal at the San Diego International Airport.


Artist Mark Reigelman II has designed three permanent site-specific installations at San Diego International Airport, that consist of screens that showcase various plane designs. #Art #Sculpture #PublicArt

Photography by Pablo Mason / Mark Reigelman II | Commissioner: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | Arts Program Manager: Lauren Lockhart | Structural Engineering: Watry Design, Inc. | Fabrication: Demiurge and Stratasys | Installation: Demiurge