Finalist, Airport Arts & Culture Program (Public Art), Indianapolis, IN. Proposal for four 10’x96′ curved panoramas in the central Civic Plaza of the new airport. Shot for several days in Indianapolis and rural Indiana. Murals proposed for central plaza of new airport (on an upper mezzanine level). Images celebrate the city and the state’s agricultural roots. Adhesive-backed vinyl applied directly to the wall. April 2005. Budget: $40,000.

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This proposal for the New Indianapolis Airport concerns the four long art panels to be located on the curved upper level/mezzanine walls of the Civic Plaza (site opportunities # 22 – 25). The architecture as it faces and defines the 200 foot diameter circular skylit plaza creates two separated arcs, joined only by the suspended upper level walkway. The inner edge of this walkway/catwalk will have a glass railing, through which at times the lower portion of the artwork may be viewed, depending on the angle of sight of the viewer on the plaza below. The walls upon which the artwork will be mounted are about 19′ tall and the floor is 16′ above the level of the plaza. On the wall of each arc there will be two long murals (10’ x 96’) with an 18′ gap between them. Offices will be located on this floor, and the public will have no access.

I am proposing creating digitally produced photographic murals using the style which I call “overlapping exposure panoramas”. This photographic technique is well suited to both to the physicality of the site as well as to the usage of the Civic Plaza. The unusual proportions (about 1:10), the horizontal focus, and the large scale of these panels are a good match for my work, and my pieces should further enhance and enliven this open and inspiring architectural space. My panoramas will express the vitality and motion of the many bustling travelers crossing the plaza and say something about the adventure of travel and the discovery of new places. They will also hopefully convey a sense of excitement about being in Indianapolis (and Indiana) specifically.