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Documented artwork / overhead environmental sculpture

Embrace

Sayaka Ganz

Credit as documented: Sayaka Ganz

Sayaka Ganz developed Embrace for the overhead lobby space of Port Canaveral's new welcome center, subsequently named Exploration Tower. The artist dates the permanent installation to 2013, when she was invited to propose environmental artwork for the building. Local marine life informed the composition, including her earlier vision of whales spiraling toward the surface. Some of the plastics came from a nearby beach cleanup, connecting the work's material reuse to its coastal setting.

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At a glance

Year / version
2013
Materials
reclaimed plastic, including material from a local beach cleanup
Documented setting
indoor
Dimensions
Not documented
Dimensions apply to
Not documented
Availability
Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

  1. 2013

    Exploration Tower lobby, Port Canaveral, Florida

    Site
    Exploration Tower lobby
    State / region
    FL
    Country
    United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
    Historical siting
    permanent

    Installation details checked 2026-10-17.

    Installation source

Materials and construction

The documented placement is inside the tower lobby. Port Canaveral's reviewed notice says Exploration Tower remains closed until further notice and cannot host special events. The installation history therefore does not establish current public access to Embrace.

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