The eye loves pattern. One of the aspects that makes these banners so appealing is their simplicity. We have come full circle, here again is the Metabolist theory, first in the teapot, now in the banner. The banners are architecture as they delineate, describe space. The module generates patterns, infinite variations from two geometric shapes, a triangle and a square.
Structure becomes message as in genetics.
It is a delicate and complicated fact of engineering to install these banners, Ladin says. The banner which hung from the Rosendale rail bridge was 20 feet by 40 feet. Garage springs were attached to shock cords at the corners to allow for the enormous wind load. It took a team of people to install the banner. One man hung from the Rosendale bridge, swinging over the Rondout Creek and after several attempts was able to attach the banner cable to a moorage set in the ground.