The Temple of Floating Compression is Glass House Art's largest tensegrity sculpture (so far?).

The main structure was installed in Bombay Beach April 2024 to March 2026, on the shores of the Salton Sea. Instead of the central tensegrity icosahedron, it features a swing!

In 2023 went on tour: displayed at Burning Man, Arizona's regional burn Saguaro Man, and served as the temple for San Diego's Regional Burn, YOUtopia.  In the touring version the central piece is suspended by the shallow pyramid, and can rotate and swing freely.

The Temple of Floating Compression is a large tensegrity sculpture inspired by MJ's father, who enjoys making small models and suggested it would be fun for us to make a large one. 

From a friend in Bombay Beach, where it was installed for two years:

One last ride! This local family [in the sunset picture] visited the floating compression swing every day at sunset for over a year. They moved away from Bombay about nine months ago for job opportunities, but came back to visit and got a full week with it before this weekend.

Their mom always asked me to pass along her appreciation. Kids don't have a lot to do there and this was a source of ongoing fun and provoked science questions too. Thanks for inspiring these small community members.