Sep 212012
San Francisco State University
Lakeside
ODE TO HANK by Terry Marashlian Created in 2008
This installation piece replaced “Midnight Hour,” an installation piece by Hank De RIcco. “Midnight Hour” was five wooden totems that stood on the campus for twenty years, but outdoor exposure had deteriorated them beyond repair. Campus Officials and artist Terry Marashlian, an instructor and former student at SFSU, decided to honor the totems by recreating them using aluminum coated with a specially engineered finish normally used for automobiles and marine vessels.These are located on the North side wall of Cesar Chavez Student Center.
Hank DiRicco’s Midnight Hour
The originals are nice, but they certainly don’t “pop” like the new ones. I very much like these.
That’s a nice recreation! And a fine tribute to the originals.
I like these a lot. Beautifully restored. But what do they mean? A totem represents something or has some special powers, right? Just curious.