| Summer Solstice Installation Attracts Attention in Cleveland Solstices are usually celebrated around the world, and each country has its own way of marking the day when the sun is at its farthest from the celestial equator. Mark Reigelman was commissioned by the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Public Art to create an outdoor installation that would mark the day. The installation was created to accentuate the summer solstice party held by the museum every year. He went ahead and created the White Cloud, which celebrates the existence of the Universe and the solar energy which sustains life around us. The installation consists of 100 eight-foot weather balloons, a dozen 22-foot steel poles and rope. The idea was to let the balloons blow precariously against the hard marble walls of the museum. At night, the balloons are lit buy several colours which make the installation look so colourful, it would remind you of all the joy and colours of the world, which choose to ignore. The Summer Solstice is a very important day of celebration and this installation only throws light in an artistic manner towards this ancient festival.  |
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