Now through October 9, Pittsburgh will be at the epicenter of creative reuse, sustainability and transformation as the first-of-its-kind Re:NEW Festival takes place around the city. A variety of scrap material from Duquesne Light’s field operations plays a major role in one of the festival’s main exhibits, “Almenera.”
Weighing more than a ton and standing 18-feet tall in Gateway Center, “Almenera” features approximately 30 decommissioned cobra head streetlight lamps, a dozen insulators and steel I‐beams once used in the Carrie Furnace Substation.
The title, “Almenera,” is a figurative sculpture, borrowing from the engineering and designs of pre-Columbian architecture. It was constructed by artists from the Industrial Arts Cooperative (IAC).
Duquesne Light opened up its New Manchester facility in Pittsburgh’s North Side to IAC artists to sort through potential material for the installation. Each day scrap materials are brought to this facility for sorting, recycling or re-sale. Duquesne Light has a long history of environmental protection, dating back to air-quality efforts at our power stations in the 1970s.
Duquesne Light is proud to support the IAC to creatively showcase ongoing efforts to recycle material used in day-to-day activities that power our customers’ lives. For more information about the Re:NEW Festival visit renewfestival.com.