Client: State of Connecticut
Location: Enfield, CT, United States
Completion date: 2017
Artwork budget: $475,000
Project Team
Artist
Owen Morrel
Morrel Studios Inc.
Other
Greer Kurlander
Morrel Studios Inc.
Overview
Aluminum & Stainless Steel. 12' x 9' x 10'. Originally completed in 1997 with the assistance of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York and sited on 5th Ave in NYC's Flatiron District. Purchased for permanent installation by the State of Connecticut in 2017 and installed in October at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, CT. Gnomon is an interactive piece with movable elements. Polished mirrored stainless steel reflects pedestrian and street traffic in an urban pastiche.