
"FUNAMBULIST XIV" 2014,
riverstone/pigmented and sealed steel, 24"h x14"w x6"d
private collection - PA
Pronunciation: fu·nam·bu·list \-list\
 Function: noun 
    Etymology: Latin funambulus ropewalker, from funis rope + ambulare to walk 
    
    Date: 1824 
    1 : tightrope walking  2 : a show especially of mental agility 
    
Philippe Petit
French funambulist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974.
      
    

