POLAR STAR TUBE alpha UMi

two cosmic sculptures at Uhyst / Saxony
stainless steel tube, 3 m high, realized in 2009

Polaris marks the extension into outer space of the axis of the Earth‘s rotation. Seen from the Earth, it is the sole point in the universe that appears to remain stationary. The star is perpetually visible at the centre of the tube, theoretically during the daytime, and actually during the nighttime. This simple tube directs our
view toward the point in the universe
around which everything seems to turn.

Press: see under "texts"
Link: http://www.ueber-tage.de
UEBER TAGE 09, Susanne Altmann:
(.pdf Text  engl.-dt. / 71 KB)