Galaxy Feedback

Matt and Ben are still riding high (and utterly exhausted) from completing the Galaxy installation. And we have received the best feedback about it!

The art consultant (who forwarded these particular images of the piece) said, “These images circulated to a few people and all responded with such wonderful comments and feedback including [the CEO of Houston Methodist] with ‘stunning.’”

And Daniel Goldstein, the concept artist, said, “Oh Matt!!!! It looks amazing. I cannot thank you enough for your outstanding work. I hope you are happy with it. I know I am. I know how grueling those installations can be. Get some sleep. Thank you and your team for your phenomenal work.”

(We especially appreciate that Daniel understands how truly grueling installations can be!)

Galaxy

Drumroll please….

Presenting: Galaxy

Concept design by Daniel Goldstein. Design detail, fabrication, and installation by Matt Richards and Ben Cogdill of Ekko Mobiles.

Fun facts:

• Made of powder-coated aluminum and steel, stainless-steel braided cable

• Hangs 56 feet tall by 21 feet in diameter

• Includes roughly 900 shape elements

• Includes approximately 15,000 feet of cable (nearly 3 miles!)

• Installed in the main lobby of Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands Ceiling Sculpture Installation

The Woodlands ceiling sculpture installation is complete! Matt and Ben spent four very, very long days on this installation. It’s exhausting work, but seeing the end result is so rewarding. Stay tuned for final pictures!

The empty space

The 21-foot diameter frame.

The hanging element.

Hoisting the frame

Prepping the frame to hang shapes.

Hanging the (900!) shapes

Getting close!

Happy 2022!

Why hello, 2022! We’re kicking off the new year with a trip to Houston to install this beast. Stay tuned for updates!

The Woodlands Hospital Sculpture Materials

We’re finishing up the shapes and elements that will be part of the The Woodlands hospital ceiling sculpture. That massive hanging hook with all the cables coming off of it hints at the complexity of this piece. We’re so excited to see it come together!

Bon Voyage, Enormous Frames!

The ceiling sculpture installation at the hospital in The Woodlands, Texas isn’t scheduled until January, but to ensure the frames arrive on time, we’re freighting them now. (You never know what the weather will do this time of year!) The frames were safely packed up in a box large enough to freight a few grown men. Our fingers are crossed for an uneventful journey to Texas.

The Woodlands Hospital Sculpture Fabrication

We’re deep in the fabrication phase of this kinetic sculpture for a hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. The mobile will hang from an enormous 21-foot-diamter frame. We’re creating eight triangles to piece together into an octagon for the frame. Each triangle is 11 feet tall by 8.5 feet wide. (And little behind-the-scenes tidbit: transporting these enormous structures will be no small feat!)

The Woodlands Hospital Ceiling Sculpture

Here are renderings of another collaboration we’re doing with artist Daniel Goldstein. This kinetic sculpture will hang more than 50 feet tall in a hospital atrium based in The Woodlands, Texas. We’re excited to see amazing design come together!