Pod, 2002

15 ft diameter base, 30 ft high.

Stainless steel, bronze, titanium, lead, plastic, rubber.

Fabrication: Pete Beeman and David Bermudez

Engineering: Pete Beeman and Peterson Structural Engineers

Pod is a public art project for Portland's Downtown Streetcar, installed at 10th and Burnside in downtown Portland, Oregon.

The piece is kinetic and interactive. When the counterweight at the bottom is pushed, the central vertical section swings back and forth. The upper and lower sections swing and flex in different rhythms, affecting each other, eventually returning to rest in the vertical position.

Thanks to David Bermudez, Warren Rosenfeld & Calbag Metals, Charlotte and Ogden Beeman, RACC, PDOT, Steve Lagerquist, and Briggy Thomas for their extensive help on this project.

Click here for a video clip of Pod