James Angus decided to make his daughter a mobile shortly before her birth. He found the process calmed his nerves and the sculpture embodied his hopes for the future. He used a geometry textbook for reference, paper mâché and enamel paint.
He drew on this very private experience to design this large-scale mobile for the hospital. A mobile is a familiar object, which plays an important role in early childhood development. It provides an optical experience that can be alternately relaxing and stimulatory, scientific, and playful.
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Ku 2016
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Last updated: September 2023