Well, it’s here. The long-awaited, often-delayed and somewhat-controversial flying netting now graces the sky above our soon-to-be-open Civic Space park.
Her Secret Is Patience, while certainly pretty at night, is missing something. Great art should evoke some sort of emotion, whether its wonder or disgust, but all the giant fish net evokes is, well, questions.
Questions like:
•Where’s the shade? In a city that’s 100+ degrees five months out of the year, why doesn’t the largest structure in the newest park offer some relief from the heat?
•Why does it seem it’s supposed to be only viewed at night? The lights make the netting look great, but most people don’t frequent parks at night, do they?
•Again, shade. It’s implied shade. It’s hot here. How is anyone going to use a park when they are sweating in the 115 degree heat island Phoenix resides on?
What do you think of it? What are some nicknames you can think of? What does the structure invoke from you?
