Sunburst celebrates the bright Arizona sun and reflectivity, with an artwork that changes continually with the movement of the sun and the viewer, poetically evoking technologically-driven data that is ever-changing.  The Sun is central to ASU symbolism and the natural environment of Arizona. As the bright Arizona sun travels overhead, the sculpture’s dichroic glass panels change color, transparency, and reflectivity. The artwork changes continually with the movement of the sun and the viewer, poetically evoking that technologically-driven data is continually changing in real-time. Like the sun, data visualization makes the invisible visible. At night, the sculpture is dramatically up lit, providing a very different experience of reflected and transparent color.

Scottsdale, AZ 2020

Materials: Stainless Steel, Glass with Dichroic Film

Fabricated and Installated by Gilbert Freitag and Merge Studios