College of Human Ecology Penta-phidian-hedron Capsule and Dedication Plaque
- Title:
- College of Human Ecology Penta-phidian-hedron Capsule and Dedication Plaque
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Photographer:
- JC
- Date:
- 2012-10
- Image Date:
- 2013-08-07
- Location:
- Human Ecology Building, set into floor near entrance, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_3038
- File Name:
- artsdb_3038.JPG
- Work Type:
- time capsules
- Materials/Techniques:
- 80% post-consumer aluminum, 5-axis CNC machined, 5 pods of Golden ratio rhombic and triangular faces
- Subject:
- New York State College of Human Ecology
- Description:
- "College of Human Ecology Penta-phidian-hedron Capsule Dedicated October 2012 To be opened in celebration of the bicentennial anniversary of Cornell University in 2065." "The design concept for the Human Ecology Building time capsule was to create an object of wonder based on the number 5 (penta), representing the fiver academic programs in the college. It is expressed in the pentagonal cross-section, as well as the five ellipsoidal (ellipso) pods. Each pod is made of Golden ratio (phidian) rhombic and triangular faces (hedron), each subdivided into smaller shapes of the same proportion. Each face is a discreet plate of 80% post-consumer aluminum, 5-axis CNC machined, fastened together to form a whole, a metaphor for the power of the many working together toward a collective vision. On "perpetual" view, the setting in a floor cavity topped with glass references ideas of suspended animation (Snow White), mystical origins (Excalibur), or historical significance (US Constitution). The capsule itself is meant to evoke a temporal disconnect (is it of the present or the future?) through its visual tension between the familiar and the strange. Professor John 'Jack' Elliott 2012"
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.