1,5 years ago it was only a sketch. It is amazing to see how the Atlanta Falcons’ steel bird comes to life after so much work. Gabor Miklos Szoke team have started construction hidden from the public near to the bird’s nest, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but we soon realized we could not keep a secret at a project of this scale. The artist and his team have been working in the blazing sun without rest, not knowing fear. Every single feather of the bird is a unique, laser cut piece, it’s body is covered by over 300 different stainless steel parts, approx. 2800 plates in total.
VIDEO BY PETER JUHASZ