Crop Rotations creates a strong visual identity for a new recreation center that references the local environment and the building program, exploring the intersection of regional agriculture and farming patterns with the active nature of the recreation center itself. The work is composed of rows of dichroic glass fins that are "planted" into an existing silo structure housing the center's water slide. Activated by sunlight during the day and programmable LEDs at night, the artwork creates an intriguing dance of light and colour that changes at every moment, and with varying viewer perspectives.

Location: Mecklenburg County Recreation Center, North Carolina
Project Team: Jill Anholt (artist), Zoë Jackson, Arup Lighting*, Imagine Design and Production Ltd., Focus Manufacturing, Peters Studio Glass
Status: Completed Spring 2022

Photography by: Mitchell Kearney

*Yuliya (Savelyeva) de la Calle worked on the project while at Arup.