The luminous glass sculpture is by Dale Chihuly. Titled “Persian Ceiling” the work is one of three Chihuly glass sculptures on the campus of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York.
Art and Science at Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Art and Science at
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Nestled in the entryway of the Wendt Laboratory Building at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a deep recess infused with natural light holds a work of sculptural glass. Titled “Persian Ceiling” the ethereal art is by Dale Chihuly — one of a series exploring pattern and color morphing into sea forms.
Glass itself is so much like water. If you let it go on its own, it almost ends up looking like something that came from the sea. — Dale Chihuly
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a non-profit institution on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. The campus spans 117 acres — laboratories, greenhouses, and education centers tucked into hills overlooking Oyster Bay’s Inner Harbor.
What started as a summer biology program in 1890 helped launch molecular genetics and modern biology. From those early days through today, CSHL has remained at the forefront of research in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and computational biology.
It’s designed as a serene place where art, history, and science inspire each other. But these days, it’s not so tranquil. Like the rest of us, these scientists feel the urgency of our climate crisis.