Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky

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Coordinates: 35°48′22″N 78°41′57″W / 35.8061°N 78.6991°W / 35.8061; -78.6991
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Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
ArtistChris Drury
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina, United States

Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky is a site specific outdoor artwork by Chris Drury.[1] It was commissioned by North Carolina Museum of Art in 2003 made possible by the Robert F. Phifer Bequest[2] and located in the 146 acre museum park adjacent to the museum[3] known as the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park at state capital Raleigh.[4] The artwork is situated in woodland with other large sculptures and is accessed along a woodland path.[5]

The chamber itself is a round building built of stone, wood, and turf approximately 12 feet in diameter (3.66 metres) with a single door to admit the viewer. It is light-tight when its door is closed, except for one small, round opening in its roof which allows the building to act as a camera obscura.[6][7] Images of the sun, clouds, and trees are projected onto the smooth white walls of the interior of the chamber. Classed as a public artwork, there is no admission charge to the park.[8]

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  1. ^ Grande, John (2004). Art Nature Dialogues: Interviews with Environmental Artists. SUNY Press. p. 235. ISBN 9780791461945. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Permanent collection". North Carolina Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Permanent Collection: Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky". NCMA. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky Raleigh, North Carolina". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ Kakissis, Joanna. "North Carolina's Triangle: Nature, Culture and Barbecue". New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Work of Art: Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky". NCMA Learn. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky". Camara Oscura World. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ Fellerath, David. "A survey of this weekend's NCMA opening celebration programming: Two days and 164 acres". Indy Week. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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