Janet Echelman - Chronological Timeline
2025

Remembering the Future

MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA hand-spliced knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, dancers, and video; 67 × 24 × variable height up to 35 ft.

2025

Noli Timere, Dance #3

McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ braided fiber, programmed LED lighting, and live original music with eight dancers; 30 × 40 × minimum height 24 ft.

2024

Noli Timere, Dance #2

PS21, Chatham, NY knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting, and live original music with eight dancers; 35 × 35 × minimum height 24 ft.

2024

Butterfly Rest Stop

Kaleidoscope Park, Frisco, TX hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, steel masts, six 40-ft3 concrete foundations, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, 3,384 pollinator-supporting plants, and sky; 190 × 126 × 66 ft.

2023

Noli Timere, Sculpture #1

Palazzo del Senato, Milan, Italy hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, historic architecture, custom-built reflection pool; 88 × 42 × 29 ft.

2023

Noli Timere, Dance #1 (Everywhere the Edges)

Montreal, Canada knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting and sound, with eight dancers; 35 × 35 × minimum height 24 ft.

2023

Earthtime 1.26 Wadi Namar

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, steel trusses, Arabic majlis sofas, desert wadi, and sky; 88 × 42 × 29 ft.

2023

Current

Gay Street and High Street, Columbus, OH hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, historic architecture, roadway, and sky; 229 × 88 × 147 ft.

2022

Study (Butterfly Rest Stop 1/9 scale)

Chiostro del Bramante, Rome, Italy hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and historic architecture; 24 × 13 × 13 ft.

2022

Enfold

Private collection, Hill House Montecito, CA knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, welded stainless steel armature, shaped architectural acoustic panel, programmed LED lighting, and DMX controller; 53 × 41 × 17 ft.

2022

Earthtime 1.78 Milan

Piazza Gae Aulenti, Milan hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, architecture, reflection pool, and sky; 145 × 115 × 37 ft.

2022

Earthtime 1.26 Milan

Biblioteca degli Alberi park, Milan hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, park, and sky; 142 × 90 × 39 ft.

2021

Earthtime 1.8 Perth

Supreme Court Gardens, Australia hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, steel trusses, park, and sky; 248 × 172 × 49 ft.

2021

Earthtime 1.78 Vienna

MuseumsQuartier, Vienna hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, cables piercing terra-cotta roof tiles in historic architecture with temporary ballast, steel truss, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 220 × 330 × 60 ft.

2021

Earthtime 1.78 Helsinki

Senate Square, Finland hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, wind sensor, underwater microphones, speakers, responsive LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 209 × 180 × 55 ft.

2021

Earthtime 1.78 Borås

Stora Torget Plaza, Sweden hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, historic architecture, and sky; 145 × 115 ft. × variable height

2021

Earthtime 1.26 Munich

Odeonsplatz, Germany hand-spliced knotted UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses and ballast, programmed LED lighting, and DMX controller, above temporary green-roofed amphitheater; 113 × 68 × 52 ft.

2021

Earthtime 1.26 Jeddah

Jeddah Corniche, Saudi Arabia hand-spliced knotted UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, steel masts, concrete foundations, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 117 × 102 × 50 ft.

2020

Without Beginning Middle or End

Private collection, Karuna Sindhu, Mumbai, India hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, carbon fiber armature, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and architecture; 50 × 43 × 14 ft.

2020

Earthtime Korea

Alleyway Gwanggyo, South Korea hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided PTFE, steel, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, architecture, and sky; 172 × 159 × 48 ft.

2020

Bending Arc

St. Pete Pier, St. Petersburg, FL hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided PTFE, steel masts, concrete foundations, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 424 × 374 × 72 ft.

2019

Earthtime 1.8 Green Mountain Falls

Gazebo Lake, Green Mountain Falls, CO hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, water, and sky; 145 × 115 ft. × variable height

2019

Earthtime 1.78 Beverly Hills

Suspended over Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, roadway, and sky; 145 × 115 ft. × variable height

2019

Earthtime 1.26 Hong Kong

Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and historic architecture; 157 × 109 × 130 ft.

2018

Pulse

Dilworth Plaza, Philadelphia atomized water particles, air handlers, bronze grating, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sensors; 60 × 230 × 5 ft.

2018

Possible Futures of a Line, Traveling through Space and Time

US Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia knotted and braided polyester and steel armature; variable dimensions

2018

Earthtime 1.78 Madrid

Plaza Mayor, Spain hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, historic architecture, and sky; 145 × 115 ft. × variable height

2018

Earthtime 1.78 Dubai

Dubai Fountain, UAE hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, water, and sky; 145 × 115 ft. × variable height

2017

Target Swooping Austria

Freiheitsplatz, Graz, Austria hand-knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, crane, programmed LED lighting, and DMX controller; 140 × 130 × 213 ft.

2017

Possible Futures of a Line, Traveling through Space and Time

Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea knotted and braided polyester, injection-dyed carpet made from recycled netting, and programmed LED lighting; variable dimensions

2017

Earthtime 1.8 Mexico City

Centro Cultural del México Contemporáneo, Mexico hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 100 × 45 × 36 ft.

2017

Earthtime 1.8 Beijing

Solana Light Festival, Beijing, China hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 150 × 131 × 55 ft.

2017

Earthtime 1.26 Shanghai

The Hub, Hongqiao district, Shanghai, China Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 221 × 162 × 59 ft.

2017

Dream Catcher

Sunset Boulevard at La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA hand-spliced and braided UHMWPE, PTFE, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, steel hardware embedded in concrete floor slabs, and sky; 47 × 110 × 110 ft.

2016

Where We Met

LeBauer Park, Greensboro, NC hand-spliced braided UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon and polyester, steel pylons embedded with winch system, fixed LED lighting, and sky; 200 × 130 × 58 ft.

2016

Possible Futures of a Line, Traveling Through Space and Time

Church of San Francesco, Como, Italy knotted and braided polyester, injection-dyed carpet made from recycled netting, and programmed LED lighting; 18 × 18 × 16 ft.

2016

Earthtime 1.8 San Diego

Embarcadero Marina Park South, CA hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, concrete ballast, programmed LED lights, and sky; 185 × 185 × 50 ft.

2016

Earthtime 1.8 London

Oxford Circus, UK hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, Wi-Fi and interactive computer programming, mobile phone interface, projectors, LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 180 × 180 × 70 ft.

2016

Earthtime 1.26 Chile

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 235 × 167 ft. × variable height

2015–17

Earthtime 1.26 Montreal

Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, Canada Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 417 × 165 × 110 ft.

2015

Impatient Optimist

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided PTFE, high-tenacity nylon, high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, architecture, and sky; 300 × 175 × 55 ft.

2015

Earthtime 1.8 Renwick

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC hand-spliced UHMWPE, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, injection-dyed carpet made from recycled netting, and sewn textile filled with closed-cell beads on floor; 100 × 40 × 40 ft.

2015

Earthtime 1.26 Prague

Jan Palach Square at Rudolfinum, Czech Republic Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 250 × 150 × 50 ft.

2015

Earthtime 1.26 Durham

Suspended above the River Wear, Durham, UK Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 240 × 90 × 46 ft.

2015

As If It Were Already Here

Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA spliced braided UHMWPE, braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, architecture, and sky; 600 × 360 × 300 ft.

2014

Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks

Vancouver waterfront, Canada hand-spliced braided Spectra fiber, knotted and twisted high-tenacity nylon, braided high-tenacity polyester, mobile phone interface, Wi-Fi, interactive computer programming, projectors, LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 745 × 475 × 175 ft.

2014

Earthtime 1.26 Singapore

The Float at Marina Bay, Singapore Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, artificial turf, and sky; 285 × 200 × 80 ft.

2014

A. Memory

Collaboration with the Stuttgart Ballet, Germany knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester and lighting attached to ballet dancers' bodies; variable dimensions

2014

Allegory

Matthew Knight Arena, University of Oregon, Eugene braided polyester with hand-knotted lace patterning, metal halide lighting, and motion sensors; 82 × 34 × 30 ft.

2013

The Space Between Us

Santa Monica Beach, CA sculpted sand, spliced and braided high-tenacity polyester, knotted and twisted high-tenacity nylon, steel trusses, programmed LED lighting and sound, DMX controller, and sky; 220 × 170 × 60 ft.

2012

Earthtime 1.26 Amsterdam

Suspended over the Amstel River and attached to City Hall and the Muziektheater, Netherlands Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 230 × 140 × 30 ft.

2011

Every Beating Second

Terminal 2, San Francisco International Airport, CA powder-coated steel, fiber, skylights, terrazzo floor, programmed airflow, and LED lighting; net 1: 33 × 39 × 19 ft.; net 2: 30 × 35 × 22 ft.; net 3: 18 × 18 × 19 ft.; overall: 177 × 39 × 22 ft.

2011

Earthtime 1.26 Sydney

Sydney Town Hall over George Street, Australia Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky; 170 × 140 × 60 ft.

2010

Earthtime 1.26 Denver

Denver Art Museum, CO Spectra fiber, knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, LED lighting, roadway, and sky; 130 × 140 × 135 ft.

2009

Water Sky Garden

Richmond Olympic Oval, BC, Canada knotted PTFE fiber "sky lanterns" suspended from painted galvanized steel armatures, red-stained cedar boardwalk, aeration system for "water drawing," LED lighting, and sky; east net: 84 × 160 × 73 ft.; north net: 65 × 122 × 69 ft.; length of boardwalk: 725 ft.; overall: 75,000 sq. ft.

2009

Her Secret Is Patience

Civic Space Park, Phoenix, AZ hand-spliced high-tenacity polyester, steel, programmed lighting (originally metal halide, replaced with LED, and sky); 353 × 289 × 145 ft.

2007

Expanding Club

Museum of Arts and Design, New York City high-tenacity polyester fiber and lighting; 25 × 20 ft. × variable height

2006

Line Drawing

Poe Parking Garage, Tampa, FL knotted and braided high-tenacity polyester, metal halide lighting with dichroic filters, and railway tunnel; 408 × 33 × 56 ft.

2005

She Changes

Cidade Salvador Plaza, Porto, Portugal knotted and braided PTFE, hand-spliced braided polyester, painted galvanized steel, concrete foundations, sculpted earth planted with grass, embedded white lights suspended over a three-lane highway roundabout, and sky; 485 × 406 × 160 ft.

2004

Target Swooping V

Rotterdam waterfront, between the cruise terminal and the port hand-knotted high-tenacity nylon lace and steel pylon; 130 × 45 × 60 ft.

2002

Target Swooping IV

Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL hand-knotted high-tenacity nylon lace and courtyard; 120 × 120 × 65 ft.

2002

Target Swooping III

Florence Lynch Gallery, New York City hand-knotted high-tenacity nylon lace and architecture; variable dimensions

2002

Roadside Shrine II

Piers 88 and 90, New York City sewn vinyl-coated polyester and concrete; 57 × 9 × 18 ft.

2001

Target Swooping II

Casa del Cordón, Palace of the Constables of Castile, Burgos, Spain hand-knotted high-tenacity nylon lace and historic architecture; 140 × 130 × 85 ft.

2001

Target Swooping Down…Bullseye!

Feria de Madrid, Spain hand-knotted high-tenacity nylon laced onto steel roof deck railing; 135 × 135 × 90 ft.

2001

Floor Target

G.V. Trade Complex, Coimbatore, India hand-knotted high-tenacity nylon lace and concrete floor; 100 × 100 ft. × variable height

2000

Window Treatment with Twenty-One Tails

Florence Lynch Gallery, New York City knitted stainless steel, sewn vinyl-coated polyester mesh, PVC armature, window frames, and courtyard; variable dimensions

2000

Roadside Shrine I: Cone Ridge

I-45 highway overpass, Houston, TX sewn vinyl-coated polyester, wood, and steel clamps; 57 × 9 × 18 ft.

2000

Red Spikes on 29th Street

Florence Lynch Gallery, New York City sewn vinyl-coated polyester mesh, PVC armature, window frames, shadows on gallery floor, and airspace over 29th Street; variable dimensions

2000

Kyoto Project

Hōnen-in temple on the Philosopher's Path, Japan silk, nylon, steel, and water garden; variable dimensions

1999

Red Peak

Art Omi, Ghent, NY fiberglass, nylon, chiffon, steel, and landscape; 13 × 13 × 22 ft.

1999

Green Torus with Modesty Panel

Art Omi, Ghent, NY fiberglass, steel, nylon, chiffon, and landscape; variable dimensions

1998

Trying to Hide with Your Tail in the Air

Open-Air Museum of the Centre of Europe Europos Parkas, Vilnius, Lithuania hand-knotted nylon lace, steel armature and cable, and oak trees; 12 × 12 × 30 ft.

1998

Inside-Outside

Fogg Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA knitted stainless steel, sewn nylon, steel armature, and historic courtyard; 13 × 13 × 36 ft.

1998

Garden of Earthly Delights

Coimbatore, India hand-chiseled earthen bricks, hand-knotted twine, lighting, steel, and concrete foundations; 52 × 52 × 83 ft.

1997

Bellbottom series

1996

Wax Gloves

Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA paraffin wax and architectural context; variable dimensions

1995

Casa de Luz

Fogg Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA variable dimensions

1995

Breastplates

Harvard Dining Hall, Cambridge, MA cast plaster on dessert plates; variable dimensions