9-11 art captures tragedy
Krista Naposki / News Editor
A 9-11 sculpture, made up of 16 tons of structural steel
from the World Trade Center, will stand behind Koury Center
at Elon for a full year.
The structure has cost $80,000 so far, and needs another
$500,000 to complete its traveling and construction costs.
The creator, Jim Gallucci, got the materials from a Newark,
N.J. recycling center. The center required Gallucci to submit
an application with design drawings and letters of reference.
Gallucci lives in Greensboro. His wife is a biology
professor at Elon and his son is a 2004 graduate of Elon. He
has worked with recyclable materials before.
“When 9-11 occurred I felt like everyone,” said
Gallucci. “I wanted to do something, so I thought
‘do what you do best,’I created something that I
hope will bring hope and renewal.
Contact Krista Naposki at pendulum@elon.edu
or 278-7247.
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Caitlin Goodspeed / Photographer
On the bottom of the sculpture, a box sits for donations
for the sculpture and prayers or letters about 9-11. By the
end of the sculpture’s construction, Gallucci hopes to
have 3,000 pages.
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