Bicycle Tornado

14'x14'x20'
aluminum and steel
Athens, GA
2001

160 reclaimed bikes were bent and welded together to form a tornado. Inspired initially by the Wizard of Oz, Christopher found that people connected with it through personal memories, seeing used bicycles that reminded them of their own childhood and the freedom that bikes represent.


Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado

Bicycle Tornado



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Christopher Fennell
Sculptor
Birmingham, Alabama