‘Thicket’ takes its place among Charlotte’s outdoor sculptures
Uptown Charlotte’s latest piece of public art was lifted into place Tuesday on a terrace at the Mint Museum Uptown on South Tryon Street.
“Thicket” is a 7 1/2-foot-square block made of stainless steel rods passing through cast iron hammer heads. It was created by New Mexico-based sculptor Tom Joyce as the final piece for Project Ten Ten Ten, a series of commissions of 10 works in honor of Mint Museum Uptown’s opening in the tenth month of 2010.
Thicket has the added distinction of including bits of metal from the World Trade Center. Joyce received the metal after being commissioned to forge lettering for a wall at the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum in New York City: “No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” Joyce says it is his practice to include bits leftover from previous works in newer sculptures to create a unique alloy.
The Mint is celebrating its fifth anniversary Saturday and Sunday with free admission.
This story was originally published September 29, 2015 at 3:20 PM with the headline "‘Thicket’ takes its place among Charlotte’s outdoor sculptures."