Pier 865: A Dazzling Aluminum Serpent Rises in a Knoxville Park

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Marc Fornes / THEVERYMANY has transformed a Knoxville park with 'Pier 865,' a breathtaking sculpture that coils through the landscape like a mythical serpent. This immersive installation, composed of tens of thousands of individually crafted aluminum facets, is a dynamic presence that interacts with its environment.Its shimmering skin reflects and refracts sunlight, creating a constantly shifting spectacle of light and shadow throughout the day. The structure's undulating, spine-like form invites visitors to explore its length, walking alongside and underneath its canopy to become active participants within the artwork.Realized through advanced computational design and digital fabrication, the piece is a self-supporting marvel of engineering—a thin-shelled, column-free wonder. 'Pier 865' redefines the potential of public art, serving as both a monumental landmark and an intimate, accessible stage for the daily theater of city life, seamlessly blending the precision of technology with the wonder of organic form.

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