On 3rd Street between 16th and Mariposa
Skyhorn by Ene Osteraas-Constable of WOWHAUS studios
According to the artist’s website, Skyhorn is an engaging bronze sculpture that is a wayfinding landmark within a large UCSF medical campus. This monumental, interactive sound sculpture draws our attention to the sky and what lies beyond, serving as a poetic metaphor that invites pause and reflection. Cast in bronze with a green-blue patina, the form consists of a large bell-shaped horn that faces upward and a smaller bell-shaped horn that faces the sidewalk where pedestrians and patients pass by. A circular array of 28 wind-activated bells with crystals rims the outer perimeter of the large bell, producing an ethereal tone that twinkles in complex patterns with a strong breeze wind; crystals refract rainbows in sunlight.
Ene Osteraas-Constable received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts. She was the first Program Coordinator for the Edible Schoolyard, contributing to the establishment of the seminal organic gardening and cooking program founded by Alice Waters. A native New Yorker, Ene’s work is also informed by her time in New York City at the Public Art Fund, co-producing the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, and producing the Bryant Park Festival.
Artwork budget: $1,500,000