Emeritus Ed Ifkovic and President Catherine Addy
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Today the
final silhouettes were installed. In all, there are 50 silhouettes, four of
these are inanimate objects, and three are fused double figures, making 48 life-sized
human figures (and one super-sized turtle.) Thirty-three Tunxis participants are
represented—twenty-nine students, two alumnae, the college president, and one faculty
emeritus. Some of the participants are represented twice. Students were
selected through an essay competition in which they were asked to discuss their
journey to Tunxis Community College. There will be a website that will identify participants by their silhouettes and present their stories.
The
silhouettes are made of 14-gauge stainless steel and are bolted to the wall with
an average of 10 stainless-steel high-security machine screws. Some of
the ground-level silhouettes are backed by thicker stainless steel “bridge”
pieces that allow them to pass over the wall molding. The silhouettes were
laser cut by Labco Welding in Middletown, CT and contractor Anders Bachmann
helped me with the installation.
I'll post some more pictures in the next few days.
Harleigh Winder and Samantha Crowley
(Building 600, first phase, first floor)
Brandon Haas and Samantha Crowley
(Building 600, first phase, entry corridor)
Scott Wilmot and George Hairston
(Building 600, first phase, first floor)
The final silhouette installed: Harleigh Wider
(Building 600, first phase, first floor)
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
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