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Terullian Mantle - P.S. 89
Permanent Installation & Annual Festival |
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| Parade with Mantle |
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| Location: |
Queens, New York, 1995 |
| Client: | New York Board of Education |
| Architect: | William B. Tabler Architects |
| Size: | 40' x 20' x 9' |
| Materials: | Fiberglass, flags, tile, steel, glass |
| Budget: | $155,000 |
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This project forms the main entry space of P.S. 89 and it is based on a yearly International Festival. Out of 1,300 students at the school, about 110 speak English as a first language. The ceremonial garment created for this piece is paraded through the neighborhood, worn by the principal. For the rest of the year, the garment (which is sewn together from the flags of all nations in a wagon wheel pattern derived from early American quilting) is the focus of the entry space.
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Display Case with Mantle and Earth Images |
| Remnants of the quilt are displayed on either side of the garment (the Mantle.) The background of the case consists of topographical reliefs of the earth's surface as it is today and as it was in Pangea 250,000,000 years ago. When the garment is removed to be worn in the annual celebration of International Day, the turtle (that spans the time period from Pangea to now) is exposed. Turtle myths and stories have been collected from different cultures and are part of the school curriculum. |
Turtle |
Main Entrance Hall |
The floor includes a mosaic of abstracted flag patterns made of the standard floor tile used in the school. A diagonal grid of red lines carries from the case to the floor - this along with the dark grey columns and ceiling and special lighting ties the piece together into a dramatic entry space. |
Photos by Beckett Logan |   |
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