Kawaakari: River Of Light
DETAILS
Client: Simon Property Group
Completed: 2019
Location: Circle Centre Mall – Indianapolis, Indiana
Artwork Budget: $450,000
PROJECT TEAM
CSO Architects
BoMar Industries
LightScource
Associated Controls + Design
Pepper Construction
Circle Design Group
OVERVIEW
A four hundred-foot-long suspended sculpture floats high above the Indianapolis Circle Centre Dining Pavilion. “Kawaakari: River of Light” was inspired by rivers and their surface reflections. The four-hundred foot long artwork is made of stainless-steel tubing and wire netting, and over twelve thousand colored lenses. Flowing like a river, its winding form weaves between tall columns as light bouncing off the lenses, creates thousands of colored reflections, enlivening countless surfaces within the space.
“I have been exploring Indiana rivers for almost 30 years. I love their sinuous movement through the land and the indescribably beautiful quality of light on the water’s surface. The twists and turns remind me of life; shaped by setbacks and success and the light, with all the colors it contains, fills me with joy.”
–ARLON BAYLISS
