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An artist's rollercoaster in Queens
Photo credit: Urbanite
Sculptor Jong Il Ma was preparing for the biggest opening of his career when Tropical Storm Hanna rudely interrupted.
His colorful installation didn’t loom neatly above visitors as it was supposed to. Instead, “To you” was a mass of wood and string tangles.
Ma spent this past weekend patching up his intricate work at the Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City. Hanna’s high winds had blown it down the night before the opening earlier this month, Ma explained.
“It was on its side, so I had to gently pull it,” said Korean-born Ma, motioning to a ladder. The rollercoaster-like sculpture represents the interwoven paths of life, he said.
“To you, Little bigger than a sweet summer pink peach” will be part of the park’s fledgling artists exhibition until March. It will be Ma’s longest-standing installation … granted other natural force doesn’t interfere.
— Emily Ngo
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