Certificate of Authenticity
Abram Santa Cruz
Kukulkan’s Portal
Details
Production year
2020
Object type
Sculpture
Edition
Edition 1 / Open Edition
Dimensions
225.6 × 225.6 × 326.4 inches
Medium
Aluminum, LEDs, and Polycarbonate
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Created by
Abram Santa Cruz, 1977
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Issued by
TTITD
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TTITD
History
Upgraded
Jun 9 2021 08:20:52 UTC
Created
Jun 8 2021 18:19:53 UTC
Notes
Notes from Creator
Kukulkan's Portal, a 2020/2021 Burning Man Art Grant recipient, is composed of two geometric shapes, an acrylic stellated octahedron (merkabah) enclosed in an aluminum cube. The design is meant to show the geometric relationship between the merkabah and the cube. Kukulkan’s Portal is a modular geometric sculpture in honor of the new discoveries made in mathematics and science. Although the cube and the stellated octahedron shapes are not new to mathematics, researchers have claimed to have invented a new class of equilateral convex polyhedra. The merkabah is entirely constructed of translucent lexan multi-wall sheets encased in industrial strength resins. The “back” of the triangles will be lined with LEDs facing forward. The cube is made from aluminum truss and skinned with laser cut design of kukulkan and other mayan symbols. The cube also contains LEDs and can be controlled separately from the merkaba. The sculpture is 18ft cubed and contains 10,000 individually programmable LED’s that make the merkabah glow like a giant marble crystal and the cube glow like a futuristic mayan space portal.