it features a couple of suspended sculptures.ach was created out of a series of flat plains run parallel to each other and constructed of steel tubing. >> it is made up of these strata. as the light starts to shift, there is a real sense that there is a dynamism. >> it gives the illusion that this cultures might be fragments of a larger, mysterious mass. >> the environmental artwork livens it with color, light, and the movement. three large woven soldiers are suspended. these are activated by custom air flow program. >> i channeled air flow into each of these forms that makes it move ever so slightly. and it is beating like a heart. if-0 when as of the forces of nature moving around us every second. >> shadow patterns reflect the shapes of the hanging sculptures. the new terminal also features a children's play areas. both of the market the exploratory n.y. -- exploratorium. the offer travelers of all ages a playful oasis. using high quality plywood, they created henches shaped like a bird wings that double as musical instruments

i recall all the wonderful sculptures. i have snuck in here with my kids and visitors to show them how great it is to have these parks with people volunteering to do special things. i want to thank you for your leadership and sacrifices, all of your wonderful years of work. the park's alliance for your wonderful relationship and support, and our arts commission. they will be commencing another great piece of our work here. it just goes to show all the city agencies working together and that we honor our parks in this city. this is a wonderful commitment. we are not leaving this district alone. you know that. we're coming out your for a great purpose. we want to show and demonstrate that every part of the city is worth every investment that we do, a special building strong neighborhoods. we have done that correctly here. this is well worth $9.3 million. it is a good investment. we will do more. phil will make sure that the commitment carries on. we do that by finishing the things we have committed to in the future. i know t

the sculptures are being made while i am doing the collages, and vice versa. it becomes a part of something else. there's always this figuring out of where things belong or where they could parapets something else. at the end goal is to possibly see one of these collage plans be built out and create a structure that reflects back into the flat work. >> thank you so much for allowing "culturewire" to visit this amazing facility and to learn more about the artists in residence program. is there anything you like our viewers to know? >> we have art exhibitions every four months, and a win by the public to come out. everybody is welcome to come out. we have food. sometimes we have gains and bands. it is great time. from june to september, we accept applications from bay area artists. we encouraged artists from all mediums to apply. we want as many artists from the bay area out here so they can have the same experience. >> how many artists to do your host here? >> 6 artist a year, and we receive about 108 applications. very competitive. >> but everyone should be en

one artist created a magnificent sculpture that sits right in the center of the exhibition. >> theseces are the physical manifestation of a narrative of a child in memory. an important family friend give us a dining table, very important, and we are excited about it. my little brother and i were 11, 14. we were realizing that they were kind of hand prints everywhere on the bottom where no one would really see, and it became this kind of a weakening of what child labor is. it was almost like an exercise to show a stranger that feeling we had at that moment. >> the second thing the exhibition covers is how the allocation is defined, a great example on the theme, sculpture called mexicali culture. another bay area artist who has done residencies in china and also to what, mexico. where immigrant communities really helped define how businesses look of a business' sign age and interior decoration, her sculptural piece kind of mismatches the two communities together, creating this wonderful, fantastical future look at what the present is today. first topic is where we can see where the two

teresa fernandez did a sculptural installation, utilizing the ubiquitous blue, white, and read patterns of a rayon bag that many communities used to transport laundry and laundromats to buy groceries and such. she created a little installation kind of mucking up the interior of a household, covering up as many objects that are familiar to the i and the fabric. fourth area of investigation that the exhibition looks at is the larger concerns of the asian and latin communities intersecting with popular cultur one best example -- when he's exemplified is what you see when you enter into the culture. >> this piece refers to restaurants in tijuana. when you are driving, to speak chinese and you read chinese characters. you see these signs. i was trying to play with the idea of what you see and the direction you read. when you start mixing these different groups of people, different cultures, i like the idea. you can comment on somebody else's culture or someone else's understanding about culture. >> one of the hopes we have for visitors is that they go away taking a better understanding with

the first of its kind -- san sculpture competition. the second takes people on its four around the world to london's big ben. 2,400 tons of sand were used to make the sculptures. >> everybody likes to play in the snow. 0 some pandas -- these are some pandas that began the day rolling in the snow. snow is part of their natural environment. altitudes of 5,000 feet, there are only 1000 of them left. they are having a grand old time. >> 26 degrees on tv hill. coming up, answers to our water cooler question of the day. cooler question of the day. >> >> welcome back to 11 news today. search crews have suspended their efforts to find the last of three boaters that fell into the chesapeake bay over the weekend. one boater went under after his cell boat capsized. a man on board was rescued but he died on sunday. a woman was rescued. all three were wearing life jackets when the boat went down. a pretrial hearing of an army private resumes this morning. on sunday, the investigator testified he found more than 10,000 diplomatic cables on one compu

bronze sculptures of jim palmer, a murray, and cal ripken -- eddie murray.hose sculptures will be unveiled after a series of renovations that will be made to oriole park. the sculptures will range from 6 feet to 8 feet tall. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we do have a situation on southbound 95 approaching eastern boulevard. we have a crash reported and that is off to the left shoulder. all trouble lanes should be open. something to be aware of. the major roadways are looking ok. a slowdown on 795. 55 on the harrisburg expressway. up to speed on the inner loop on the west side. 10 minutes on 95 northbound from 32 to the beltway. looking good. this is the northwest corner of the beltway at old court road. it looks pretty good so far. this is the j.f.x. in the area of old pimlico road. southbound traffic is looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has a check of the forecast. >> good morning. you cannot have the sun glare this morning. many clouds in the sky

all these ice sculptures. the theme is merry mad gas gar -- madagascar special. we were asking what temperature do they need to maintain the ice sculptures. it is only 9 degrees. so wear a coat if you are headed out there. also guess what? christmas lights. wow. up at 6:00, virginia tech comes together in grief. we have that and a lot more >> straight

it turned out that he had created a number of just amazing sculptures of trial lawyers. and he went on to do one of clara fults, the first woman attorney in california and became the leader of the public defender movement. and just by happenstance, he called me and had this idea of encapsulating one of the greatest trial attorneys of our times. so, bill? is he here? this is not a magistrate. [laughing] -- not a magic trick. >> i've never met tony serra, so i have to make use of the internet to get a sense of who he was and the imagery. what clearly came over was his passion for justice. and in some cases almost a rage for justice. and initially when i started the imagery with the clay, i tried to show this passion for justice, this rage. but then i had a conversation with jeff about tony serra. and another element came out, his great heart, his deep generosity, and his respect for those he defended. so i've tried to incorporate both of these things in this piece. and i depicted him as i would see him making his plea to the jury on behalf of his client. i hope tony likes