''Fallen Star'' is an art installation by South Korean artist

Do Ho Suh Do Ho Suh (hangul: 서도호, born 1962) is a Korean sculptor and installation artist. He also works across various media, including paintings and film which explore the concept of space and home. His work is particularly well known in relation t ...

on the grounds of the

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. It is a cottage perched at an angle off the edge of the main

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building (Jacobs Hall). The structure was installed at UC San Diego in July 2012 and has become one of the icons of the campus'

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of public art. It is visible from

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and Warren Mall. The life-size installation weighs nearly 70,000 pounds and provides views of Geisel Library, Bruce Nauman's ''Vices and Virtues'', the surrounding region and the campus' eucalyptus groves. The attraction can be accessed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11AM until 2PM by visiting the seventh floor of Jacobs Hall (EBU-I). A small landscaped garden with East Coast plants surrounds a brick path leading to the front door. Inside, the 15 ft × 18 ft house slopes at a 5° angle and is fully furnished. It has been given the fake address 72 Blue Heron Way. ''Fallen Star'' forces visitors to juxtapose the comforts of home with the unsettling impersonal nature of a large academic institution. In 2016, it was the subject of a 50-minute documentary produced by the artist and directed by Vera Brunner-Sung and Valerie Stadler, titled ''Fallen Star: Finding Home''.

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Do Ho Suh ''Fallen Star'', 2012
photo gallery Outdoor sculptures in San Diego 2012 sculptures Fiberglass sculptures in California Stuart Collection {{California-sculpture-stub