On the sixteenth our class was lucky enough to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens and be able to talk to Osman Akan as well as the head of installation for his Albedo piece. I found it fascinating to talk to the chief of installation, specifically how it was required to have a 3D model for large works like Albedo. It makes it easier for the engineers to determine structural feasibility and other important factors, like will it stand up.
After talking to Osman we were able to spend some time walking through the rest of the Gardens looking at the Henry Moore works that had been installed. It was interesting to see site specific/non-site specific work, by that I mean Mr. Moore wanted the works to travel and a committee surveys possible sites for his works to travel to. Thus the work changes in relation to each new place it travels to. I found the works and sight lines on the sculptures to not only be attractive but to truly accentuate to paths around the Gardens
