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Jewish Hospital
Medical Center East has brought together technology and art to create
a dynamic and progressive healing environment that will set new standards
for health care. This new state of the art facility has expanded the
objectives of health care to include a concern for the emotional comfort
of their patients as well as their physical well being. The hospital
conducted an extensive review of major medical teaching institutions’
outpatient facilities and consulted with researchers and leading high-tech
companies to provide the most sophisticated building design and technology.
In addition to state of the art facilities,
Jewish Hospital Medical Center East has incorporated the healing properties
of art in the design of the new facility. The hospital has assembled
a collection of glass art distributed throughout the complex. The
collection includes the work of eight glass artists from Kentucky:
Kenneth F. vonRoenn, Jr., Stephen Rolfe Powell, Fred DiFrenzi, Brook
White, Greg Fleischaker, Mark Payton, Patrick Martin, and Brian Higer.
The crown jewel of the collection is a 30’ tall suspended glass
sculpture designed by Kenneth F. vonRoenn, Jr., and fabricated by
Architectural Glass Art, Inc . vonRoenn designed the work to be seen
at a great distance from the busy roadways passing by the hospital.
As such, it serves as the most prominent feature of the building and
has become a visual landmark of the area. VonRoenn describes is work
“as a visual expression of growth, change and transformation.
The spiraling elements of curved dichroic glass establish a vertical
movement that creates a form suggestive of a flower. The dichroic
glass was used because of its characteristic of changing color as
it is seen from varying positions, which creates a dynamic quality.
With the floral form, spiraling movement, and transforming colors,
the concept of growth is created as a symbolic representation of the
mission and role of the health care facility not just in treating
ailments, but in sustaining the vitality of life.”
Sculpture Specifications:
Dimensions : 30’ tall by 18’ wide
Materials : Dichroic glass, acrylic with holographic film, steel rings,
stainless steel cables, internal low-voltage lighting
Weight: 4,750 lbs.
Production & installation time: 6 months
Cost not available
For more information:
Page von Roenn
502.585.5421
RELEASED: 05.08.03
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