The artistic goal of this project was to transform the whole castle into a sculpture. Fanscapes, wind-activated sculptures, made of hand painted nylon covers stretched over stainless steel hoops, projected from the castle walls horizontally and vertically. The round fan-shape and the softness of the fabric were conscious choices that played against the rectilinear qualities of the castle structure.

 

Visitors viewed the installation from different levels and vantage points, both inside and outside the castle. The sounds of small bells placed within the center of the fans could be heard juxtaposed with those of birds, rustling trees and human voices in Central Park.

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"Both sculptural and painterly, Fanscapes point to the artist's fascination with movement as defined by the wind-repositioning the works amidst breezes and gusts. Here too we see Lewis' interest in human motion with his calligraphically painted images on the nylon fans."

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Materials:
9 wind-activated painted nylon fans stretched on 5' diameter stainless steel hoops mounted on steel poles projecting from the castle walls

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Commissioned by:

New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Public Art Program