The OTR Experience

For Over The River, there will be eight separate areas of fabric panels that highlight the contours of the banks of the river. Seen from underneath, the translucent fabric will enhance the contrast of the clouds, mountains and vegetation.  These waves of fabric will play off the natural lighting throughout the day, transitioning from shimmering pink in the morning light, to shiny silver in the mid-day sun, to golden as the sun sets.

From the water level, rafters, kayakers and canoeists on the Arkansas River will view blue sky, white cloud formations and the undulating mountain skyline through the fabric. Those viewing the art from above on US-50 will see fabric panels that  reflect the colors of the sky while moving with the wind like waves in the ocean. The eight distinct areas will total 5.9 miles of fabric panels, varying in length from 0.3 to 2.5 miles. They will be suspended 8 to 25 feet above the water, depending on the height of the banks. Between the waves of fabric panels, there will be a total of 36.1 miles of interruptions, leaving those areas of the river and natural landscape untouched. Each pause between fabric panel sections will vary in length from 0.7 to 15.5 miles.

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