Flying Pins, 2000
Steel, fiber-reinforced plastic, foam, epoxy; painted with polyester gelcoat and polyurethane enamel
Ten pins, each: 24 ft. 7 in. (7.5 m) high x 7 ft. 7 in. (2.3 m) widest diameter
in an area approximately 123 ft. (37.5 m) long x 65 ft. 7 in. (20 m) wide
partially buried pins: #1: 18 ft. 5 in. (5.6 m) high; #2: 13 ft. 2 in. (4 m) high
combined pins: #3a/b: 26 ft. 7 in. (8.1 m) high; #5a/b/c: 28 ft. 7 in. (8.7 m) high
individual pins: #4: 21 ft. 8 in. (6.6 m) high; #6: 20 ft. 8 in. (6.3 m) high; #7: 17 ft. 9 in. (5.4 m) high
ball: 9 ft. 2 in. (2.8 m) high x 21 ft. 12 in. (6.7 m) diameter
Intersection of John F. Kennedylaan and Fellenoord Avenues, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Fabricated by William Kreysler and Associates, Petaluma, California. Engineer: Juri Komendant; Project Managers: William Kreysler and Serge Labesque
Commissioned by Gemeente Eindhoven Dienst Maatschappelijke en Culturele Zaken and Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Installed and inaugurated May 31, 2000