The Corridor of Life
by
Michael Hevesi
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The Corridor of Life is shaped like a double helix. It is 1505 feet long by 172 feet wide. The building which houses the extraordinary sculptures is composed of two types of fabrications: Halls & Alcoves. There are 12 halls, each at least 101 ft long by 70ft wide. The walls of each hall are coloured differently. Each hall has eight, 8ft high shadow casting sculptures, each positioned on a 3ft high white marble cube pedestals. At the end of each hall, lies a 24ft high totem pole arch. The duality of the Corridor is reflected in the view of the sculptures and totem poles being coloured in one direction and black & white in the opposite direction. Each hall, with 44ft high walls, has 6 circular windows 27ft above ground level (with totem pole frame surrounds), emphasising the Ark like quality of the Corridor. The 12 halls are separated by the 22 fan shaped alcove halls in which the sculpture chairs reside, either in groups of 7 or singularly. All the alcove walls are sandstone coloured but the arc of the alcove has a 32ft high turquoise green glass wall, starting 12 feet above ground level. The outside front of the Corridor would have a 20ft high coloured flower against the background of a convex 44ft high by 86ft wide light blue glass wall with water cascading from its top rim. The concave other side of the wall would have a dark grey glass wall, with a duplicate black & white flower, adjacent to the first Hall. At the end of the Corridor, in the last hall, a 20ft high golden metallic sphere would be positioned in front of a dark blue concave glass wall, 44ft high by 73ft wide. The perforated sphere would represent the Sun. Due to their design the sculptures are easily & very economically cut from 20mm steel. The 88 sculpture chairs of The Corridor or Life are placed as groups or seven or singularly in the 22 fan shaped alcoves of the building. The chairs bring visitors and art closer together, maintaining and extending the artistic continuity of the Shadow Casting Sculptures. Each chair echoes the larger scale concepts explored in the main display, acting as a focal point for contemplation and discussion while establishing a complementary perspective. Furthermore, the visitor’s are invited to sit in the chair’s in the alcoves. |  | |||||||||
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