Update: Wonder Spot
Jenny Dowd
Part II: The Clouds Have Gathered
It took nearly a month after the first install (for details check out Part I) but the clouds have finally gathered on the Wonder Spot. The final addition is a cloud over 8 feet wide that hovers at the top of the sign.
The clouds take shape upon approach. Once up close, all the parts and pieces used to make each form are visible. At this point it is as if the cloud particles have been magnified, similar to being inside a cloud where the edges are no longer visible.
This has been a tough sculpture to photograph!
Better photos will be added to my website over the summer, for now I've been snapping quick pics on my way in and out of Jackson.
The sculpture contains a few surprises:
When driving north past the clouds there is a spot where Sam's giant steel boat on top of Jackson Hole Whitewater appears to float through the clouds. (Check out this video of the boat when it was in the sign a few years ago.) At night clusters of light within the clouds are reminiscent of a far-off thunderstorm.
The clouds will be up until late fall, so if you are in Jackson check them out as you are driving by!