Dream of Flying by Sarah Giannobile Location: Terminal 1, Near Gate C18 This piece is composed of three separate drawings that can be viewed as invented landscapes and imaginary web forms found in nature. The drawings are like exaggerated and abstract environments. In Giannobile’s work, repeated shapes and symbols can sometimes appear like an aerial […]
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Mimic
Mimic by Mel Watkin Location: Terminal 1, Near Gate C9 This piece consists of three near exact copies of an Italian Cyprus tree, each surrounded by a halo of Luna moths. Each tree is free standing on a clear sheet of glass—as if they had grown out of the floor. Watkin’s hope is the piece […]
Nucleic Life Formations
Nucleic Life Formations by Amy Cheng Location: Terminal 1, MetroLink Station Two water jet-cut ceramic tile murals suggestive of striated nightscapes crossed by a constellation of “stars” that loosely mimics a DNA double helix. The work evokes the universal connection between all living things micro and macro, the cells and the cosmos. About the Artist: […]
Reflections on Clouds
Reflections on Clouds by Jana Harper Location: Terminal 1, Near Gate C24 Clouds are the eternal symbol of all voyaging, of every quest and yearning for home. And as the clouds are suspended faintheartedly and longingly and stubbornly between heaven and earth, the souls of men are suspended faintheartedly and longingly and stubbornly between time […]
Sensación de Vuelo
Sensación de Vuelo by Leonardo Nierman Location: Terminal 2 lawn, between domestic and international arrivals The 10-foot tall sculpture, (which translated from Spanish means “Flying Sensation”), is constructed of intertwined steel ribbons that point to the sky and reflect the air and land above and below where visitors stand. The reflective steel may remind visitors […]
We Have Now Arrived
We Have Now Arrived by Susan Haejin Lee Location: International Arrivals Baggage Claim Finding home and a sense of belonging at the airport is at the heart of this mural greeting international passengers arriving at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). Located in the Customs Baggage Claim area in Terminal 2, We Have Now Arrived […]