Client: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Boston, MA, United States
Completion date: 2013
Artwork budget: $90,000
Project Team
Artist
Mary Ann Mears
Public Art Agent
Charlotte Riggs
Boston Arts
Client
David Burson
Partners Real Estate and Facilities
Overview
Charispiral, Painted Aluminum, 17’ x 13’ x 8.’ Iconic sculpture which greets people as they approach Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital located on the water in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.
Goals
Charispiral is a visual metaphor for the relationship between a caregiver and a patient. Each form is an interpretation of a spiral; each is at a different stage in evolving/revolving. Each is strong in its own individuality and, at the same time, necessary to complete the sweep of the sculpture as a whole composition. The sculpture is highly gestural, which underlines its connection to human physicality.
Process
A highlight of this project was the close collaboration with the leadership of Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital as well as the architects, landscape architect and the arts consultants, Boston Arts.