Spectroplexus

Spectroplexus

by Graduate Students of Sam Fox School of Architecture and Design at Washington University

Exhibition Dates: Spring 2017 through Spring 2020

Location: Terminal 2 Ticketing Level

Installed in Spring 2017, Spectroplexus was a site-specific aerial installation which spanned over 100’ of the Terminal 2 Ticketing Level. The artwork was developed, designed, fabricated and installed by a group of graduate students and instructors of Sam Fox School of Architecture and Design at Washington University. The installation, made up of approximately 1,800 molded carbon fiber frames and polycarbonate panels, reacts to the site with the idea of “confluence,” addressing both the geographical context of St. Louis and the constant current of diverse passengers through the airport. The terminal itself is a unique space that exhibits various hybrid identities, such as organic movement versus rigid configurations of people, as well as the artificial mechanisms of flight. Spectroplexus reflects these concepts through a gradating array of geometric surfaces and the intricate armature on which it is suspended.