





Client: Cleveland State University
Location: Cleveland, OH, United States
Completion date: 2020
Project Team
Artist
Virginia Kistler
Kistler Studio LLC
Artist Programs/Percent for Art Coordinator
Kathy Signorino
Ohio Arts Council
Senior Project Manager for CSU
Dwayne Wilson
Cleveland State University



Overview
This piece is a commissioned work of suspended, interior sculpture, which was commissioned by Cleveland State University and funded through The Ohio Percent for Art Program. The piece is inspired by the double helix, the molecular shape of a double-stranded DNA molecule, and the layering effect is meant to be suggestive of the imaging techniques being used to study molecular structures.
Media: Resin Sheeting, Stainless Steel Cable, Powder Coated Steel, Powder Coated Aluminum
Dimensions: h 17.5′ x w 46.5′ x d 11.5′
Goals
The work is installed in Cleveland State University's Science Building atrium. The client requested that the work represent the fields of Biology and Chemistry and fill the the building's atrium.
Process
In cooperation with a structural engineer, I designed a hanging system above the drop ceiling and a substructure to support the sculpture. Additionally, I worked with the university project manager to arrange the installation and to finalize building integration details.