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It’s a permeable, overground tunnel created by shiny, overhead Mylar ribbons that connect pairs of stainless steel poles… but it reveals the forces of nature. When the sun is shining, Scarecrow shimmers. When the wind blows, the new site-specific installation at Socrates Sculpture Park hums. When the sky and nearby East River change color due to a rising or setting sun or artificial light, the 250-foot-long and 13-foot-high piece emanates a different vibe. Created by Lithuanian native Žilvinas Kempinas, who currently lives in Queens, Scarecrow is in constant motion, even though its poles stretch deep into the ground and its ribbons are stretched taught across the canopy. And furthermore, it can appear like a horizontal, monolithic structure from a distance, but up close, it becomes obvious that each pole — and each corresponding plastic strip — has a distinct personality and its own way of reacting to its environment.

Details: Scarecrow, Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, on view through August 3rd, free.

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Photos: Socrates Sculpture Garden


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