{"id":90212,"date":"2017-12-05T08:36:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T14:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=90212"},"modified":"2024-09-01T08:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T13:45:41","slug":"interloop-escalator-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2017\/12\/interloop-escalator-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"80-Year-Old Wooden Escalators are Repurposed as a Sculptural Ribbon by Artist Chris Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/interloper-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/interloper-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/interloper-2-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/interloper-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/interloper-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/interloper-2-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos by Josh Raymond \/ Chris Cox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">80-Year-Old Wooden Escalators are Repurposed as a Sculptural Ribbon by Artist Chris Fox<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2017-12-05T08:36:37-06:00\">December 5, 2017<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/cjobson\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christopher Jobson<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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The escalators have carried passengers for over 80 years and slowly became an iconic symbol of the city&#8217;s identity. Fox&#8217;s solution is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiochrisfox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interloop<\/a>, a twisting, accordion-like ribbon that is now suspended from the station ceiling, stitching together 244 wooden escalator treads in an otherworldly design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox says <em>Interloop<\/em> is intended to permanently enshrine the motion of the escalators while also communicating that passengers remain stationary while riding them. The piece is the final step in a significant overhaul of the station that now features new elevators and escalators, a larger concourse, and improvements to ventilation and ticketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about <em>Interloop<\/em> and the history of Wynyard Station in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/nsw\/large-sculpture-a-loop-into-the-future-and-a-tilt-to-wynyard-stations-past-20171203-gzxyio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>, and see more photos and behind-the-scenes process shots on Chris Fox&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiochrisfox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Fox &#039;Interloop&#039; 2017\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/246020904?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" 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