Description of work: Baldaquin is a site specific installation to be installed at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The work will be composed of 6,000 forms made from folded and sewn paper. The three dimensional forms will hang from the ceiling creating a canopy that will be played upon by both natural and artifical light. Baldaquin is defined as an ornate canopy that covers a sacred space, shrine, or
object. The term is derived from Baghdad, where the fabric for such a canopy once originated. The piece is based on two basic points of departure: 1 - creating a beautiful visual experience, 2- playing with ideas of Theogony, how people define and explain the divine.
The work will be installed Sept 13-21 during the regular open hours of Meijer Gardens. Volunteers
will be assisting with the installation, including helping make 36,000 paper folds that the piece requires. Rumsey's 2009 entry, Cloudform09.09, was installed in the center atrium of The BOB. |