"Migration", a group of 5 figures measuring 20 feet by 28 feet by 11 feet tall, stainless steel on mild steel structural bases, 2006-2008 ■

'Migration' is a 'Percent for Art' commission for a new Fairbanks International Airport Terminal. Located adjacent to the departure entrance, it is a migrating group of five stainless steel figures eight to eleven feet tall. The exposed outside surface of each figure displays etched migration imagery by Alaskan Native artist Ron Senungetuk. Fabricated in Fairbanks, it was installed in September 2008. ■

Migration (from the proposal, September 2006) The Far View is a herd of bright sculptural figures wandering along the site’s column line. It is a parade of unlikely creatures somehow flourishing, a spectacle of architectonic statuary. ■ The site is a challenging, visually complex portico for art. It insists on bold work capable of being on display, as art on a stage. Migration responds with implied movement, scale and dramatic contrast. ■

"Migration", the proposal presentation image. ■

From the artist statements plaque, June 2008 ■

This family of unlikely creatures is lost, wary and ready to bolt. They are a vulnerable spectacle only hoping to survive this brief contact and find their way back to the wild. ■ Mark Fejes

This imagery is a chronicle of migration inspired by Old Bering Sea Art and the eons of Inupiaq cultural memory. It is a story of the timeless movement of wildlife and ultimately the journey of people to the Americas. ■ Ron Senungetuk

These 1/8 scale maquettes were used as fabrication working drawings. ■
Migration is made from 11 gauge 304 stainless steel sheet, stainless pipe and concrete filled mild steel tank-head bases. It was formed by linear rolling and consequent manipulation of that roll axis to achieve a variable radii and irregular curvilinear surfaces. These rolled forms are attached to and held by stainless steel pipe legs that are and flange bolted to concrete filled mild-steel bases. The work was fabricated in Fairbanks and completed June 2008. ■