Cloud gate, a centerpiece of the Chicago's Millennium Park, is a sculpture by Anish Kapoor, it is inspired by liquid mercury. I love the reflections bouncing off the bean, be it at night or in the daytime, I cannot help but be fascinated at the bean. It is one valid reason to bring me back to Chicago.
What I wanted to do in Millennium Park is make something that would engage the Chicago skyline…so that one will see the clouds kind of floating in, with those very tall buildings reflected in the work. And then, since it is in the form of a gate, the participant, the viewer, will be able to enter into this very deep chamber that does, in a way, the same thing to one's reflection as the exterior of the piece is doing to the reflection of the city around.-Anish Kapoor
http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/cloud_gate.html
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