Mixed media (LED light source, optical fibre, fishing rods, weights)
Comprising circular arrays of multi-coloured fishing rods threaded with optical fibre, I created seven large Blooms to float on the Scottsdale Canals, Arizona. Each bloom resembles the shape of a giant blossoming flower that glimmers and reflects in sunlight and water during the day. At night, with optical fibres illuminated, Blooms glows like giant bioluminescent lily blossoms. The fishing rods are a reverse reference to the protection of the White Amur fish that are imported by the Salt River Project to inhabit and clean the canals. In this way, the installation is intended to serve as a reminder of the eco-system within the canal itself. Blooms was commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art as part of the broader Desert Radiance installation series.
