Visions through density

Entry to the 2016 Radcliffe Institute Public Art Competition

Cambridge, MA

In collaboration with Matthew Gindlesperger, BArch '10, MLA '16  |  Spring 2016

Voices are heard and progress is made when the mass density of public demands for a visionary change from a society’s ineffective governance.  Our continued public outcry towards human rights activism has further defined our evolving democratic society.  
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Though vapor can cloud our view, this project reimagines it as a surface for projection and clarity. A series of videographic works will be cast onto seasonal mist (spring and summer) and steam (fall and winter), documenting transformative social movements such as Occupy Wall Street, the achievement of Marriage Equality, and #BlackLivesMatter.

The installation’s physical environment, a series of curved walls and mounds, serves as a metaphor for governance. Here, the fluid form of the mounds reflects a society responsive to change, supported by the structural 'walls' of our civic institutions.