Leaf Passage
1994, Fitchburg Art Museum, MA
The installation was inspired by a connector between two buildings. The elongated space creates a heightened perspective when looking down its length from doorway to doorway. Metal mesh walls interact with natural light from a wall of windows; leaves bring the view of nature from the outside in, softening the edges of the architecture.
Materials: Aluminum screen, hardware, leaves
Dimensions: 7' 8" - 12' H x 7' 8" W x 81' L
I wanted to use the passageway so that I could incorporate people’s movement into the piece. My starting image was to build a series of repeating walls, with doorways aligned with existing doors, to create a feeling of procession as one moves through …. — Fitchburg Art Museum Catalog
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