Did you know the *Centenar* crystal weighs 62 kg-the same as an average human? Can you imagine holding that much crystal in your hands? Let me know what you think!
It is very beautiful. It's called “Wind Wheel Mobile” and is by a Vancouver artist, Doug Taylor. It's a memorial to workers who have died from asbestos-related illnesses. The spokes and wheels of the sculpture resemble asbestos fibres and molecules. The vanes and the tubes evoke the lungs and bronchial airways of the human body. To learn more, search for "Magic and Lethal, A Whimsical Sculpture Warns of Asbestos Dangers" by Janet Nicol.
