Documented artwork / illuminated public sculpture
Biota
Credit as documented: Blessing Hancock
Biota brings a biological vocabulary to the Peoria Station setting on Aurora's East Rail Line. Blessing Hancock developed the sculpture around self-similar growth, connecting natural forms with scientific and mathematical principles. The composition is intended to offer changing visual experiences as people move past it. Its name and form frame that encounter through the idea of living systems rather than a literal representation of one organism.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2016
- Materials
- painted steel, acrylic, programmable LED lighting
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 23 × 5 ft as published; axes are not specified.
- Dimensions apply to
- Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2016
Peoria Station, RTD East Rail Line, 11501 E. 33rd Avenue, Aurora, Colorado
Materials and construction
The artist identifies a City of Aurora commission completed in 2016 and lists painted steel, acrylic and programmable LED lighting. The published size is twenty-three by five feet, without axis labels. The described change belongs to a viewer's shifting perspective; the source does not establish mechanically moving components.
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- blessinghancock.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17