Neo-Gothic Rockets
The site-specific window installation “Neo-Gothic Rockets” was commissioned by the owner of 254 Park Avenue South for the corner windows of the second floor. The piece used light and reflective sheeting to play with the building’s architecture, the ornamentation on its spandrels and arrows on its sides, and the energy of the neighborhood.
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- Night View from Corner
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- View of Both Windows at Night, Up Close
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- View of South WIndow at Night
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- View of Both Windows During the Day
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- View of East WIndow During the Day
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- View of South WIndow During the Day
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- View from Inside During Installation
In daylight, “Neo-Gothic Rockets” used the shapes of the building’s ornamentation to create a shimmering composition of industrial reflective sheeting in primary colors. At night, these shapes were backlit by the geometric glow of secondary colors that created variations of the lines of the windows and mullions. Together they created a sense of movement, amplifying the building’s architecture to mirror the urban rhythms of the neighborhood.
Reflective sheeting, gel filters, vellum, backlighting
East windows: 14′ (168″) wide x 11’2″ (134″) high
South windows: 15.75′ (189″) wide by 11’2″ (134″) high
2011
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