museum commission
Concentrik
De Young Museum
San Francisco, california
An arc in conversation with the Gerhard Richter piece opposite it. While the Richter uses repeating circles to speak quietly, hypnotically, “Concentrik” is a force of pent up energy, shouting to be heard.
B Y T H E N U M B E R S
15 ft diameter structure of curved, painted wood
1000 wood dowels
250 pincushion protea, 120 amaryllis, 160 gloriosa lilies
Weight of 900 pounds
Photography by Erin Beach