Joe O’Connell recently went to an opening event for our newest piece, Small Talk About the Weather! Many people came to visit the sculpture that now drapes one of the pedestrian corridors of the Art’s District parking garage. Throughout the day, Joe had the opportunity to walk around and talk to visitors about the piece; he also sat down with a small team to discuss the inspiration and concept behind the piece.
“When our team visited Oklahoma City, we were struck by how often people greeted one another with a comment about the current weather condition, whether it be windy, cold, rainy or with a chance of severe storms,” says artist Joe O’Connell of Creative Machines. “Because of its changing nature, the weather in Oklahoma City is ever present and becomes a part of daily conversations. We were inspired by the playful question about what it would be like to control the weather.”
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