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Horsing Around the Arrows of Time
“Who are these acrobats, so zany, so energetic? If they have something to do with environment—and we can guess they do, since this is a park—then let us hope that these acrobats will find some energy solutions—perhaps they are modern alchemists who will turn garbage into gasoline. Notice that mother earth is down on one knee. Is she begging or praying?” writes sculptor Eleonora Kupencow in her commentary on the steel pieces now on display in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.
According to Kupencow, arrows are evident in much of her work, appearing first in her paintings, then sculpture. "They indicate the movement of energy through time," she observes, noting that "Arrow of Time" was a term coined in 1927 by a British astronomer. Then Belgian Nobel laureate Ilya Progogine put forth a theory that a state of non-equilibrium brings order out of chaos. "Progogine's arrow moves in both directions." But such explanations came with pondering. When Kupencow created the pieces, she wasn’t fixated on arrows or symbolism.
“The four pieces were done purely for fun…Here atop the steps of Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, the Purple King, the Blue Thinker, and the Green Mother Earth observe the Magenta Acrobats. The four were designed as individual pieces. They came together to fulfill the needs of the site. The acrobats and horsemen were maybe at a fair, but later with the inclusion of Mother Earth, it became evident there was a story."
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