{"id":1334,"date":"2025-11-25T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldentriangledelhiagrajaipur.com\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:59:52","slug":"marc-fornes-theverymanys-serpent-like-sculpture-slithers-through-knoxville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goldentriangledelhiagrajaipur.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/25\/marc-fornes-theverymanys-serpent-like-sculpture-slithers-through-knoxville\/","title":{"rendered":"MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY\u2019s serpent-like sculpture slithers through knoxville"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY SHAPES COLOR-GRADIENT CANOPY<\/h2>\n

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MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY<\/a><\/strong> unveils Pier 865 in Knoxville’s Cradle of Country Music Park, a walkable sculpture that doubles as public infrastructure. Rising where a concrete pier meets an aluminum<\/strong><\/a> canopy, the piece forms a serpent-like structure. Built from hundreds of pre-folded aluminum strips, each painted in a gradient of seven tones, soft greens, deep-sea blues, and butter yellow, the canopy’s surface behaves like a living skin. Stretching into the treetops, Pier 865 offers views of foliage, neighborhoods, and distant mountains. From the ground, it evokes plant life sprouting from concrete; from above, a reptilian silhouette coiling through the park. Cantilevered wings provide places to sit, gather, or pause, turning this public artwork into a civic hangout that moves with the landscape.<\/p>\n

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the sculpture lands in a park near Knoxville\u2019s Old Town neighborhood | images \u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/a><\/p>\n

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PIER 865: A WALKABLE SCULPTURE TRANSFORMING KNOXVILLE\u2019S PARK<\/h2>\n

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The New York-based team<\/strong><\/a> at MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY lifts the city level into nature, forming steps, ledges, and resting spots that feel like part of the terrain. Above, Pier 865 lands on five slender legs and branches into three distinct wings. One loops forward while another rises into a shaded platform that functions as a small stage for community events. A third tapers low and quiet, offering refuge among the trees.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nSince 1986, the park has served as a tribute to Knoxville’s country music heritage and a gathering space for locals. The aluminum canopy extends that legacy, framing public art as urban infrastructure, not just something to look at.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Pier 865 introduces a new viewpoint in an historic Knoxville park | images \u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/p>\n

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visitors experience a sequence of shaded and open spaces beneath the canopy | images \u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/p>\n

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the sculpture occupies a cast concrete pier that extends gently into the landscape | images \u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/p>\n

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the lightweight aluminum canopy supported by slender legs | images \u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/p>\n

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painted aluminum strips create a gradient that draws from the foliage and sky | image \u00a9 Keith Isaacs<\/a><\/p>\n

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color shifts and curved surfaces shape a changing spatial experience | images \u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/p>\n

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name:\u00a0<\/strong>Pier 865<\/p>\n

architect:\u00a0<\/strong>MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0@theverymany<\/a><\/p>\n

location:\u00a0<\/strong>Knoxville, Tennessee<\/p>\n

commissioner:<\/strong> City of Knoxville<\/p>\n

photography:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a9 Steve Kroodsma<\/a> | @photo.kroo<\/a>, \u00a9 Keith Isaacs<\/a> | @keithisaacsphoto<\/a><\/p>\n

The post MARC FORNES \/ THEVERYMANY’s serpent-like sculpture slithers through knoxville<\/a> appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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