The steel lies bent, ripped and twisted in the soggy yard at the steel-fabrication plant in Gansevoort. It makes no sound, but speaks a language all Americans understand.
In 3 1/2 months, residents of the Capital Region will become part of the conversation when a large sculpture fashioned from the beams is unveiled outside the Saratoga Springs City Center. The five pieces, weighing from 2,000 to 10,000 pounds, once stood straight and pure as part of the World Trade Center.
When the terrorist-stricken towers collapsed 10 years ago, they became part of the rubble -- and then part of the approximately 1 percent of the steel preserved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owned the 110-story buildings. The salvaged steel was stockpiled in a hangar at John F. Kennedy International Airport for distribution to groups and communities, primarily for memorials.
Using the steel for art has been much rarer, says Elizabeth Dubben, project manager for the sculpture and director of exhibitions for Saratoga Arts, the nonprofit organization that is overseeing the project. She says she believes it will be the first large sculpture of World Trade Center steel in the country.
Called "Tempered by Memory," the sculpture is being created by Capital Region artists John Van Alstine and Noah Savett. They've worked as sculptors for decades and exhibited many outdoor pieces.
"We're chomping at the bit to get going," Savett said last week.
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