Formation Installations, San Diego International Airport Art, California Architecture Design
Formation Installations at San Diego International Airport
Californian Facade Art CA, USA – design by Mark Reigelman, Artist
Jan 14, 2019
Formation Installations
Location: San Diego, CA, USA 2018
Artist Mark Reigelman
Formation Installations
Formation is a permanent site-specific installation located at San Diego International Airport by American artist Mark Reigelman.

Mark Reigelman?s Formation punctuates the façade of San Diego International Airport?s parking structure with vibrant colors and energetic patterns. As travelers exit the main Airport Terminal they are greeted by massive graphic tapestries on the adjacent Parking Structure. Upon closer inspection, travelers find that each of the three screens that make up the work are composed of hundreds of individually-cast resin airplanes meticulously strung onto Stainless Steel aircraft cables.
Formation is uniquely site-specific, in that it weaves together the histories of aeronautical innovation in the region through the specific aircraft models represented with the fiber arts and crafts traditions of indigenous peoples of the American Southwest.

Since the late 1800?s aviation enthusiasts, civilian pilots, military aviators and aeronautic organizations have flocked to San Diego, because of its ideal climate and location, to perform glider tests, experiment with powered flights and explore the limits of aeronautic...