Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis has installed four rotating glass pillars in the High Museum of Art’s Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza. Clad in orange and red ombre glass, these pillars offer shifting perspectives and are part of an interactive series that previously featured SO-IL and Jaime Hayon. Panorama continues Marcelis’s use of light and glass to shape space. Read more on SURFACES REPORTER (SR):
Panorama will be on view at the High Museum in Atlanta until 1 December 2024.
Interactive Rotating Pillars
Visitors are encouraged to move around and between the closely spaced rotating pillars in the plaza, creating a dynamic visual experience with shifting perspectives.
The rotating pillars attract light, creating colorful reflections and enhancing the visual impact of the installation. The High Museum of Art is the first major US institution to commission work from a Rotterdam-based designer.
Sabine Marcelis's Approach
Curator Monica Obniski notes that Sabine Marcelis uses reflective glass to challenge initial impressions. Panorama invites viewers to set aside preconceived notions and embrace new experiences.
The museum, founded in 1905, features a campus designed by Richard Meier and Renzo Piano.