I’m not commenting on the safety of this sculpture, but this whole discussion about imparting energy to a high-mass object with lower than usual resistance made me flash back to Heinlein
Castor became impatient and suggested that they give the line another tug. His father shook his head. Hazel added "I saw a green hand at the space station try to hurry a load that way. Steel plate, it was."“What happened?”
“He had started it with a pull, he thought he could
stop it with a shove. They had to amputate both legs
but they saved his life.”
