Talking Continents
Jaume Plensa (2003)
Six kneeling figures greet visitors as they gather for events. The figures symbolize the six inhabited continents of the world and silently communicate through the universal language of color. Lights inside the kneelers are programmed to change colors regularly, as if the figures are speaking to one another. By placing the figures atop 30′ high poles, the artist forces the viewer to gaze upward towards, what he called, “the beautiful Jacksonville sky.” The kneeling figures, in proximity to a nearby restored historic church, also evoke a connection between the heavens and the earth.
~Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, 300 A. Philip Randolph Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida, 32202
Courtesy: Jaume Plensa