{"id":16185,"date":"2026-01-21T17:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=16185"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:57:39","slug":"janet-echelman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/janet-echelman-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Echelman"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8149\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16185-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JanetEchelman.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JanetEchelman.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JanetEchelman.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16189 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?resize=244%2C162&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JanetEchleman_PhtotoRoserBrothers_Portrait1-Large.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.echelman.com\/\">Janet Echelman<\/a> is an artist known for sculpting at the scale of buildings and city blocks, creating large-scale, fluid installations that merge art, architecture, and engineering. Her work transforms with wind and light, inviting viewers into immersive experiences rather than static observation. Echelman uses unconventional materials\u2014from atomized water particles to fiber stronger than steel\u2014blending traditional craft with advanced computational design. Her monumental works anchor public spaces across five continents, in cities including New York, London, Sydney, Shanghai, and Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Permanent installations in locations such as San Francisco, Vancouver, and Porto continually evolve with shifting light and air. Echelman\u2019s unconventional path includes a degree from Harvard, five years living in a Balinese village, and graduate studies in both painting and psychology. Oprah ranked Echelman\u2019s work #1 on her List of 50 Things That Make You Say Wow!, and she received the Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in Visual Arts, honoring \u201cthe greatest innovators in America today.\u201d Recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, she has taught at MIT, Harvard, and Princeton. Her interdisciplinary approach challenges artistic boundaries and redefines urban space through experiential public art.<\/p>\n<p>Her recent book, <em>Radical Softness The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman<\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.echelman.com\/shop\">now available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16190\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16190 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C818&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?resize=871%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 871w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C903&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C818&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1255&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.1_ECH_9-11-25_007-Large.jpeg?w=1089&amp;ssl=1 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remembering the Future, on view at MIT Museum, and its maquette at Sarasota Art Museum retrospective. Photos: Anna Olivella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16191\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16191 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/029_2025-FA_RadicalSoftness-JanetEchelman_SAM_RyanGammaPhotography_e-Large.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Study (Butterfly Rest Stop 1\/9 scale), on view at Janet Echelman: Radical Softness, Sarasota Art Museum through April 26, 2026. Photo: Ryan Gamma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16192\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JulieLemberger-9570_cc-Large.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Noli Timere<\/em>, Echelman\u2019s sculpture-dance collaboration with choreographer Rebecca Lazier, currently traveling the eastern seaboard. Photos: Julie Lemberger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2026\/JanetEchelman.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listJanet Echelman is an artist known for sculpting at the scale of buildings and city blocks, creating large-scale, fluid installations that merge art, architecture, and engineering. 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