Material: Aluminum, plexi-glass , Aluminum, plexiglass, cable
Artist Edwin Andrews, Associate Professor of sculpture and design at Northeastern University, was selected for the project from the Arts Council's Public Art Slide Registry. Andrews has proposed to create aluminum security screens for the window openings, with colored glass and optical lenses inserted into the screen. The glass will cast colored shadows and the lenses will reflect images of passers-by on the interior walls. The proposal works on two levels: On a practical level, the grid structure makes the large window openings safe and protects the stairway from wind and rain, without enclosing it with solid glass. And on an aesthetic level, this practical solution provides visual interest and improves the look of the building where it is most visible.(3 story stairwell walls)
