LocationMecklenburg County Recreation Center, North Carolina
Project TeamJill Anholt, Zoë Jackson, Arup Lighting, Imagine Design and Production Ltd., Focus Manufacturing, Peters Studio Glass
StatusCompleted Spring 2022
Photography by Mitchell Kearney
Crop Rotations creates a strong visual identity for a new recreation center that references the local environment and the building program, exploring the intersection of regional agriculture and farming patterns with the active nature of the recreation center itself. The work is composed of rows of dichroic glass fins that are "planted" into an existing silo structure housing the center's water slide. Activated by sunlight during the day and programmable LEDs at night, the artwork creates an intriguing dance of light and colour that changes at every moment, and with varying viewer perspectives.