A public art installation featuring seven stainless steel columns in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has sparked recent discussion. Created in 2012 by Mark Byington and funded by the Group of 100, the sculpture originally featured LED lights. The lights are no longer functional, and some columns appear to be leaning. An art installation at the corner of Drayton and Heywood avenues has been the subject of recent chatter on social media. A contributor to the Ask Spartanburg Facebook group posed a question about the seven stainless steel columns that form the work of art: “Do they make a noise?” No – they weren’t designed for the wind to create a whistling sound or for another other audio effect, according to Mark Byington, who created the sculpture. But the columns used to be part of a colorful light display. Byington explained that there were LED lights that produced various colors at the bottom and top of each piece of the sculpture. The artwork was unveiled in 2012. Byington was tabbed for the project by the Pacolet Milliken investment firm, which owned the land. According to a property search of the Spartanburg County Assessor’s website, Pacolet Milliken maintains ownership of the property. The
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