18' x 5' x 5'
Fiberglass, Steel, Lights
2004
Located in the atrium lobby of the East Oregon University Science Center, Almost Freezing represents the structure of the H2O molecule and how its complex geometry changes in its different phases. Derived from the very organic looking electron orbitals of the hydrogen atoms within the water molecule, this large translucent and light-emitting structure is also connected to water on the macro scale referring to clouds or mist formations. The electron orbitals of the three molecules represented are frozen in time and rigid - relating to the third phase of water: ice. This piece at once references water in its three phases: gas, liquid, and solid. Focusing on the geometry of the water molecule, this piece makes clear r the long-standing connection between the process of scientific discovery and the process of discovering new aesthetic frontiers, of the connection between science and art.
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