Mcknelly Megalith

 

Carved approximately 1100 A.D., the Moais of Easter Island weighted up to 82 tons each. People have long wondered how the natives of Papa Nui managed to move the massive stone carvings across the island from the inland volcanic quarry in which they were carved. Using a similar technique, based on recent discoveries by archeologists, the McKnelly Megalith is a 2000-pound movable concrete sculpture was built and erected by only a handful of people.

Project Data

 

Title- Mcknelly Megalith

Date- 2014

Medium- Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Dimensions- 6' x 8' x 16'

Client/ Reference- Massachusetts Institute of Technology SoA

Photography Credit- Carrie Mcknelly

Team- Karen Kitayama, Sam Ghantous, Anastasia Hiller, Dan Li, Hui Li, Patrick Evan Little, Tengjia Liu, Ryan McLaughlin, Kaining Peng, Alexis Sablone, Luisel Zayas

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