2025
Kalan kompassi / Navigation
Port of Rauma (Finland)
This design acts as a compass guide for the harbor, indicating directions using color and fish species. The base colors follow the pattern of the sun rising in the east (yellow) and setting in the west (blue).
The fish symbolize direction based on their relationship/dependency with the sea. Perch/ahven is on the side facing away from the sea because it is freshwater, grayling/harjus and salmon/lohi are north and south representing their migration, and herring/silli is on the west side closest to the water.
2024
City Trails, Urban Tails
City of Fairfax, VA (USA)
A three-dimensional scavenger hunt, ‘City Trails, Urban Tails’ encourages young audiences to practice their observational skills and learn about the native wildlife with which we share our city. Stacked one atop the other, each animal is built from a core of plastic water bottles and cardboard boxes which result in a lightweight yet durable structure. All throughout the piece, viewers can spot brochures, bits of textile, bottle caps and more; materials rescued from ending up in a landfill and given an alternative future as public art! Featured are some favorite and popular places around the City.
2024
Estuarine Food Web of the Chesapaeake Bay
George Mason University, VA (USA)
The longevity of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems rely on the presence of a stable food web. Representing the Chesapeake Bay estuary, the rain barrel draws a correlation between the contents of stormwater runoff and the organisms it comes into contact with. This simplified diagram follows the possible transfer of carbon energy as native species interact across trophic levels.
"George Mason Facilities & Campus Operations donated a rainwater barrel to the School of Art for installation at the Sculpture Yard to raise awareness about stormwater management using public art. An event was organized by Mason Exhibitions on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 for the Mason community to participate in painting and decorating the rainwater barrel according to [my] design".
2024
Sediment to Sky
Potomac Science Center, VA (USA)
Two murals illustrate the interactions of native flora and fauna studied at the PSC facility. Covering nearly 250 sq. ft of the risers and side wall of the front lobby staircase, the murals focus on each layer of the Potomac River Watershed from sediment to sky. Climbing up the staircase evokes the sense of ascending from the riverbed while having close encounters with locally found species of fish, birds and mammals.