# Suspended Fabric Installations Janet Echelman's '1.78 Madrid' Marks the City's 400th Anniversary By Joey Haar | Published 2018-02-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/178-madrid References: [archdaily](https://www.archdaily.com/889010/janet-echelman-suspends-time-inspired-net-sculpture-over-madrids-plaza-mayor) Artist Janet Echelman began her 'Earth Time Series' in 2010, but the latest installation, '1.78 Madrid', is designed to commemorate a contemporary event. The elaborate, lush thread sculpture has been commissioned in honor of Madrid's 400th anniversary. 1.78 Madrid hangs in Plaza Mayor, directly above a regal statue of King Philip III of Spain, a crucial monarch who ruled during the height of Spain's empire in the early 17th century. Though it has historical connotations throughout Spain, the installation itself is inspired by time in a different sense. The name, 1.78 Madrid, refers to the amount of microseconds that a day on Earth was shortened as a result of the massive 2011 earthquake in Japan. Echelman hopes that 1.78 Madrid will bring people "together with art that explores our concept of time." Image Credit: João Ferrand ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 59% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Thread Sculptures:** The use of thread as a medium for sculptures presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the art industry, allowing for unique and intricate installations. - **Commemorative Installations:** Creating large-scale installations to commemorate significant events provides a disruptive innovation opportunity in the field of public art, fostering connections between art and history. - **Exploring Time Through Art:** Using art to explore the concept of time opens up disruptive innovation opportunities to create immersive experiences that challenge perception and deepen our understanding of temporality. ### Where This Applies - **Art:** The art industry can leverage thread sculptures to revolutionize traditional sculpting techniques and create captivating and intricate artworks that push boundaries. - **Public Art:** The field of public art can embrace commemorative installations as a disruptive innovation strategy to engage communities, celebrate milestones, and enhance public spaces with meaningful artistic expressions. - **Experiential Art:** The experiential art industry can harness the exploration of time as a disruptive innovation opportunity to create immersive and thought-provoking artistic experiences that challenge conventional notions of temporality. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Immersive Climate Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembering-the-future.md) - [Textile Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olga-de-amaral.md) - [Intricate Site-Specific Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-time.md) - [Maze-Inspired Performance Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-of-time.md) - [Suspended Lighting Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/suspended-lighting-installation.md) - [Urban Soundscape Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moment-installation.md) - [Inflatable Vibrant Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/forest-dancer.md) - [Nature-Inspired Urban Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kriskadecor-1.md) - [Monumental Air Installation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iwagumi-air-scape.md)