Documented artwork / architectural bird installation
IN to the Sky
Credit as documented: Sayaka Ganz
Sayaka Ganz's IN to the Sky brings twenty-one birds associated with Indiana into the grand staircase of Indiana State University's College of Health and Human Services in Terre Haute. Completed in 2021, the colorful flock is made from reclaimed plastic objects. The birds attach to aluminum elements shaped into partial spirals. Ganz relates their curved movement to the people ascending the staircase, making circulation through the building part of the composition.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- 2021
- Materials
- rolled aluminum, reclaimed plastic objects, painted aluminum armature, hardware, wire, cable ties
- Documented setting
- indoor
- Dimensions
- 4 stories high
- Dimensions apply to
- Architectural extent reported by artist, not a surveyed height or individual bird size.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
2021
College of Health and Human Services, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
- Site
- Grand Staircase, College of Health and Human Services, Indiana State University
- City
- Terre Haute
- State / region
- IN
- Country
- United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)
- Historical siting
- permanent
- Start year
- 2021
- Date meaning
- documented
Installation details checked 2026-10-17.
Materials and construction
The artist's materials inventory includes rolled aluminum, a painted aluminum armature, hardware, wire and cable ties. Her four-story scale describes the installation's architectural reach through the stair volume; it does not supply individual bird measurements or an exact metric height.
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Sources
- sayakaganz.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- sayakaganz.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17