This monumental sculpture was created on-site at the NC Museum of Art by North Carolina artist Thomas Sayre
in 1999. It comes to life at night. Outdoor Lighting planned and implemented that part of the project.
A backhoe was used to dig three elliptical trenches that were filled with concrete and steel bars. After the
concrete curves cured for a month, a crane lifted the rings from the ground and lowered them into their
existing location. The title Gyre refers to a circular or spiraling motion-gyration-and a
spiraling shape, like a vortex or tornado. To us, it exemplifies our new name: Outdoor Lighting & ENERGY.