ART ON HILL
TOLERANCE: an outdoor installation on a hill overlooking a pond in Cromwell, CT, 2012-15.
Art is a language which often employs symbols allowing for personal interpretations. The symbols I chose focused on the universal concept of differences: tall tubes vs. short tubes; forest green and flamingo pink; some with flags, some with lights. These are purposefully chosen partially for the site, but more to aid in the perception of difference. Why do only the shorter tubes have lights whose glass shimmers in the sun and which flicker with multi-colors at night? Why do only the perimeter tubes have flags which only flutter when air is moving? Each of us creates a story.
Time is an attribute of many outdoor installations due to weather. It is clear through the photos taken over the course of the first year of this installation that both the physical elements as well as the surrounding space changed. Our “stories” also change with the passing of time.
