The past few months have seen many monuments taken down in the name of racial justice and support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, world-renowned artist Janet Echelman is erecting a new piece of art dedicated to the civil rights movement.
The woven sculpture is composed of 180 miles of twine and 1,662,528 knots, and it’s taking center stage in a park overlooking the Pier District in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 72-foot-tall, 424-foot-long piece constantly changes with the movement of the wind, and its colors and patterns are inspired by the old-fashioned blue- and white-striped beach umbrellas and the colonies of barnacles growing on the underside of the waterfront pier.