The bridge's elegant arc based on da Vinci's 1502 "Golden Horn" design, is roughly 30 feet long and anchors an exhibition highlighting the "fragile beauty" of polar regions. The bridge was built entirely out of water frozen in a custom build aluminum form.
Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand brought the fresh water to New York to replicates another span he built on a glacier in Antarctica a year ago which he hopes will never melt. Read more.
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United Nations, New York City
Ice bridge build on UN grounds taking part of exhibition on global warming by Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand.
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Vebjorn Sand
United Nations, New York City
Based on original sketches by Leonardo Da Vinci the bridge was build entirely out of water frozen in a custom build aluminum form. The bridge was melting for two weeks as part of the exhibition on global warming by Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand.