"Crystal DNA" at Ottawa's National Arts Centre by sunnygreenwood

"Crystal DNA" at Ottawa's National Arts Centre

We took the grandkids to the NAC to see Mamma Mia. Part of the fun was checking out in detail, this hexagon staircase. We climbed from bottom to top and back down again, just for the fun of it ... their fun, not mine. ;-).

The glass sculpture, "Crystal DNA", was designed by William Martin. There is one in each of the 5 public hexagon stairways. The NAC building itself is also based on the hexagon shape.

Many thanks for dropping by.
Wow, this is beautiful, Anne! I love the droste feeling to the repeating hexes. :-)
November 21st, 2011  
Nice, Anne! Must visit that when I'm next in Ottawa!
November 21st, 2011  
Wow, this is so beautiful!!
November 21st, 2011  
Wow! Crystal DNA . . beautifully done and great capture of this, Anne. Love the angle and pov. Not sure that I could have climbed all of those steps tho! :)
November 21st, 2011  
Awesome shot. What a great experience.
November 21st, 2011  
oh i really like your POV
November 21st, 2011  
How cool is this? Beautiful crystal and staircase!
November 21st, 2011  
Very cool POV and shot.
November 21st, 2011  
Great shot! I love your perspective and composition!
November 21st, 2011  
Beautiful looking crystal and a great capture of the steps. Looks like an awful lot of steps to climb. I'm getting tired looking at them. LOL
November 21st, 2011  
Wonderful POV
November 21st, 2011  
what great perspective......beautiful shot
November 21st, 2011  
Love the POV - wonderful shot, Anne - hope you enjoyed the show!
November 21st, 2011  
bonding with the grand kids
November 21st, 2011  
Amazing crystal sculpture! Great family time too!
November 21st, 2011  
wow what a great perspective. I would love to visit there sometime
November 21st, 2011  
Wow, that is a neat perspective, and it looks quite elegant.
November 21st, 2011  
Very impressive! Great Shot!
November 21st, 2011  
Awesome perspective, Anne! It's a gorgeous sculpture!
November 21st, 2011  
Really neat shot! How did you like Mamma Mia?
November 21st, 2011  
Who has to clean that....some job.
November 21st, 2011  
Great capture. Nice lines.
November 21st, 2011  
This photo made me look, and look, and look, so I can see why the grandchildren were so fascinated. You framed this so beautifully, Anne. Sorry about all those stairs...but I'm happy you all had such a great time.
November 21st, 2011  
Beautiful perspective
November 21st, 2011  
@sparkleplenty1 @ladydi53 we loved the show! beautiful theatre, great story and actors.
November 21st, 2011  
Great shot, that's an awesome staircase :)
November 21st, 2011  
very cool shot!
November 21st, 2011  
great shot!
November 21st, 2011  
Super shot, Anne! The lighting here is just perfect and the asymmetry makes this!
November 21st, 2011  
Great shot, love the lighting
November 21st, 2011  
Wow, great shot. Love the depth and the echoed spiral between the staircase and the chandelier.
November 21st, 2011  
What a great photo!!! Really perfect in many ways :)
November 21st, 2011  
Really very cool lines in this one. Love the perspective.
November 21st, 2011  
lovely shot, sounds like a great building, like the idea of the staircases and sculptures
November 21st, 2011  
awesome! love the glass light too
November 21st, 2011  
Excellent shot of this. Great photo.
November 21st, 2011  
Awesome viewpoint!
November 21st, 2011  
Very cool perspective! I like this a lot.
November 21st, 2011  
Hi Anne - If you hadn't told me what that was, I never would have guessed. The colors are great, the sparkle and the ruby red - stunning. Looks a little like rock candy.
November 21st, 2011  
stunning shot,great capture
November 21st, 2011  
It would never occur to me to take a picture of this....and how fabulous! Did you love the show? I saw it with a friend a year ago - so much fun! : )
November 21st, 2011  
@beautifulplanet show was great! Barry and I saw it at the nac a couple of years ago. this it the first time the kids have seen it there tho. A night to remember. Wil knows all the songs and dance moves from the movie ... was fun to watch her.
November 21st, 2011  
How unique and beautiful! Great capture :)
November 21st, 2011  
Beautiful and unquie perspective.
November 21st, 2011  
Great capture! Fascinating pov!
November 21st, 2011  
Great shot, and a great subject.
November 22nd, 2011  
This is gorgeous! Love the angle.
November 22nd, 2011  
wow-this is awsome-and how did you clear the stairs? Great work!
November 22nd, 2011  
@hillcrest there were actually a few people but they were close to the sides, not the centre, so you can't see them. i was leaning quite far out too, to get as close to the centre as I could. I wanted to get some stairs showing all the way down but didn't quite get it. Thanks so much for your continued support and kind comments. Love hearing from you.
November 22nd, 2011  
Perfect angle to make these hexagonals line up so pleasingly! And the crystals hanging down...in contrast to the dark wood. Another fav! I love this. Good to spot it!
November 22nd, 2011  
Wonderful piece. Love the setting too. Lovely photography.
November 23rd, 2011  
i was mesmerized by the overall shape and colours. i'd have done the same, but my knees would probably complain afterwards :-)
December 4th, 2011  
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