Number of Wires: 2
System: EastWest Wire / NorthWest Wire, granite rock on hillside forms the fixed end where the two wires meet (and acoustically couple) to form the V. Single pole with two star pickets at tensioning ends down in the valley, ceramic insulators.
EastWestWire: 2.5mm diameter high tensile fencing wire in a single 700m span.
NorthWest Wire: 2.5mm diameter high tensile fencing wire in a single 700m span.
Additional Info: Constructed during the March 2010 residency. The name “Flying V” came about after describing the plan to our fencing contractor, John Fitzgerald, who helps with construction. During the conversation John said “aah, sort of like a giant Flying V!” so the name was decided there and then.
Lead artist David Burraston, constructed with assistance from Alan Lamb and John Fitgerald, a local fencing contractor. After a natural disaster event David and John reconstructed the Flying V in winter 2014.
