Man Rescued After Getting Trapped Inside Famous Sculpture
A 26-year-old man was trying to climb the Talus Dome in Edmonton, Alberta, when he slipped through an opening
Sarah Kuta
Daily Correspondent
April 13, 2023
Created by artists Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues, the Talus Dome is located in Edmonton, Alberta. Mack Male via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0
Firefighters in Canada completed an unusual rescue mission when a 26-year-old man got stuck inside a large public art sculpture.
Known as Talus Dome, the sculpture is made up of more than 1,000 handcrafted metal balls stacked into a mound. The man tried to climb the sculpture only to accidentally slip through an opening.
Created by artists Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues, the Talus Dome has been polarizing among residents of Edmonton, Alberta, since its installation in 2011. The sculpture is situated next to the Quesnell Bridge, which allows vehicles to cross the North Saskatchewan River. The shiny, reflective spheres mimic piles of rock or gravel, serving as a reminder that “the landscape has been altered by the bridge, a rigid, controlled construction that meets our needs to traverse the obstacle of the river,” according to the city’s public art website. “It refers to the coexistence of the man-made and the natural.”
On Sunday evening, a passerby called first responders and told them that someone—or something—was stuck inside the sculpture. Once firefighters arrived on the scene, they had to break out some heavy-hitting rescue equipment to extricate the man, including the tool known as the jaws of life, which is typically reserved for car accidents.
More:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-rescued-trapped-talus-dome-canada-180981978/
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