JEPPE HEIN
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PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2020
Commissioned by LaGuardia Gateway Partners in partnership with Public Art Fund for LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B.
Dozens of colourful and reflective balloon-shaped steel sculptures are distributed throughout La Guardia Airport’s Terminal B as if released into the air and allowed to float to the ceiling in defiance of gravity. Dispersed around every corner like a fairy-tale breadcrumb trail, the brilliantly playful balloons invite viewers to look skyward and embrace their sense of wonder.

The two forms of ‘social sculpture’ installed in Terminal B were conceived with a sincere intent: to spark joy, alter perceptions, open the viewer to new experiences, and create the conditions that foster moments of empathy and fellowship amidst the hustle of a busy transit hub.

PVD-coated stainless steel (balloons); powder-coated aluminum (benches)
70 MIRROR BALLOONS, each 43 x 28 x 28 cm
3 MODIFIED SOCIAL BENCHES 74 x 245 x 57 cm; 167 x 539 x 162 cm; 84 x 168 x 40 cm
© Courtesy KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, 303 Gallery, New York and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, LaGuardia Gateway Partners and Public Art Fund
© Images Nicholas Knight