Pictures: Fire Sculpture Lights Up Downtown Cary
Photos by Brooke Meyer. Above, time lapse of fire sculpture fully revealed.
Cary, NC – It was a spectacle like no other Cary has seen – a giant clay sculpture, baking itself in its own flames, unwrapped and revealed to a sizable (and somewhat awestruck) crowd. Most fortunately, photographer Brooke Meyer was there to capture the flavor of this remarkable event.
Fire Sculpture Lights Up Downtown Cary
Just the concept behind this sculpture is awesome. Who thinks of sculpture as a performance event? A spectacle? Sculpture??
There was music at Cary Arts Center and hot cider and s’mores around the sculpture, created by Danish artist Nina Hole. One spectator told CaryCitizen that the heat was so great, she felt like she was “getting baked from 40 feet away.”
(R) Artist Dana Hole.
Sculpture fully wrapped for firing. Cary Arts Center in background.
Team prepares to remove wrapping.
Standing ready with poles to begin unwrapping the sculpture.
Top section revealed.
Mid-section revealed.
Lower portion revealed.
The sculpture is fully unwrapped.
Artist throws a finish onto the hot sculpture, sending off an aura of sparks.
Time lapse of still-warm sculpture as the moon rises over Downtown Cary.
Artist Nina Hole in front of the cooling sculpture.
Photos by Brooke Meyer for CaryCitizen. All rights reserved.
Brooke you perfectly captured the feeling that night! We had such a wonderful time. There was no way I was going to miss this historic moment in Downtown Cary.
The tricky part was finding a place to shoot from, the place was jammed with people. Which is why I never saw you.