This summer the High will unveil Panorama, its ninth site-specific installation on the Woodruff Art Center’s Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza, by Rotterdam-based design practice Studio Sabine Marcelis. The immersive experience continues the High’s multiyear series of inclusive and inviting commissions to activate the museum’s outdoor space and encourage community engagement.
Panorama presents a new dimension for play as visitors are invited to interact with four kinetic pillars of glass, which subtly shift from a natural mirror effect to a deep orange hue. As the monumental structures rotate, they alter our perception and experience of our surroundings.
Panorama is grounded in Marcelis’s interest in material experimentation to transform spaces through an investigation of light, transparency, color, and movement. Constructed with four pillars of variegated glass that serve as magnets for light and color, the installation captures sunlight, creating reflections of the natural environment and expanding the work’s visual impact. Visitors are encouraged to walk in between and around the pillars, adding to the installation’s dynamic movement.
Panorama introduces a new dimension for Studio Sabine Marcelis, marking the designer’s first monumental and kinetic work. The project also introduces the designer’s debut collaboration in the United States, with the High’s piazza providing a contemplative backdrop within an art museum setting.
