Atrium

The first phase of my project was an attempt to get those who inhabited the atrium downtown to begin to notice more about the existing reflecting pool. Through use of identification tags and photography, I wanted the viewer to look at the pool and its surroundings in another way. The tags were placed near existing objects and labeled them as being works of art. Instead of being seen as an accident or thoughtlessly placed item, smudges of paint or a fire sprinkler become realized as something that had value. Some tags were placed next to objects that didn't have their title filled out, in case a passerby felt inclined to name it themselves. This was a rather short lived event, for the tags were taken down with in a matter of days, so I decided to take an aspect of the atrium environment and use it create an impact in another location.