Artist Janet Echelman is best known for her whimsical net sculptures that have been installed across the globe, in Florida and locations in Europe. Her latest work, Current, now installed in Columbus, Ohio, is her first in the Midwest and her first to be hung over a street. The red-hued installation is suspended 126 feet above Gay and High Streets and conceived as reminder of the Columbus’s rich history.
Echelman works with a team of aeronautical and mechanical engineers, lighting designers, computer scientists, landscape architects, and fabricators to realize the massive installations. With each project, the team takes into account the unique climate, context,
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