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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Cables in Repose, Suspension Walkway — Grays Ferry

Steel cables, concrete walkway, ice coating, guardrails

Parks & Recreation, est. 2026

102 days on view


Photographic documentation of the work as submitted to the city's 311 record.
As submitted to the city’s 311 record.

Curatorial note

Seen along the Grays Ferry Walkway, the work foregrounds a network of steel cables anchored to heavy fixtures. Since acquisition in January 2026, it occupies the threshold of the river crossing, its hardware casting long, crisp shadows on a snow-dusted concrete surface. Commissioned by Parks & Recreation, the piece is a durable presence within the city’s infrastructure repertoire, inviting sustained observation of how support structures govern movement across the river.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19470063
Location
///unfair.store.feast
Address
2600 GRAYS FERRY AVE
Region
Graduate Hospital
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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