Artists' Concept Design

The Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center is a full service hospital accommodating families and children, geriatrics, and a women's clinic. The Center, built in 1976, will be renovated to update the first and second floor reception areas, the cafeteria and the urgent care center. The facility is used mostly by adults.

George Peters and Melanie Walker have designed a lively and colorful polycarbonate suspended sculpture for the Center's large open atrium. The atrium is approximately 26' x 26' and is situated above the security desk and the first floor reception area, at the main entrance to the Center. There will be visibility from the second floor reception area into the atrium.

About the Artists: Airworks Studio, Inc., George Peters and Melanie Walker, have worked on a wide range of projects since they began collaborating in 1995. The artists bring their individual visions and histories together to create large scale commissions that enliven and activate the environment in both interior and exterior spaces. Peters has 25 years experience in making kites, banners and other wind-related sculptures. His sculptural and installation works reflect his fascination with the air as a medium. Walker, a self-described visual satirist, investigates family, home, city and place through various mediums. She credits light, transparency and celebration as the inspiration for her artworks.

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