201, 2020, 2022

three video art installations at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Playgrounds (2022), Under a Grove (2020) and Floating Nebula (2019).

Boston Cyberarts and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority together select a number of video artists to create work for two large displays at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, referred to as Art on the Marquee. One is the outdoor marquee, an 80 foot tall obelisk of a display, the other is a 160 foot long video wall just inside the building’s lobby.

We were fortunate to be selected to create work for both spaces, the video wall debuting in December 2019 and the marquee going up in March 2020 and again in June 2022.

Text for the video wall piece, Floating Nebula:

Floating Nebula is a space of relaxation and tranquility with a grand view of the energy rushing all around us. Energy exchange has been a point of interest for us for the past few years, explored through our Energy Plant, Energy Nebula and related series, often depicted by disparate shapes of watercolor, separated by narrow empty spaces, coming together to describe a larger idea. Floating Nebula centers us on the narrow empty space of quiet looking on as the separate individual forms of energy flow on.

Text for the 2020 marquee piece, Under a Grove:

Under a Grove is a fertile ground where energy is birthed and released into the world. The space attracts a variety of individuals out to understand and take part in the high level of nutrients present, unaware of their own contributions.

Text for the 2022 marquee piece, Playgrounds:

Playgrounds is a celebration of simple shapes and their invitation to open play. Some friends interact with two shapes while more shapes wait below for their chance in the spotlight.

The marquee piece, a 30 second animation, plays at least once an hour. The video wall piece will play indefinitely.