Utsurohi 91 by Aiko Miyawaki, 1991

Commissioned by Henry T. Segerstrom, the dynamic sculpture consists of a series of twelve ten-foot columns set in an elliptical configuration with chromium-plated steel "threads" intertwining in graceful patterns from the top of each column. On the interior surface of each column, a small rough-surfaced rectangle displays a glossy relief image of one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Each animal is identified in both Latin and Chinese. In this quiet and subtle piece there is a hint of the poetic states of the moods of nature.

Miyawaki's work suggests an investigation of philosophical and metaphysical relations between time, space, existence, and eternity, while also focusing of themes relating to the alchemy of Mahayana Buddhism.