Filament/Firmament, 2010
Commissioned by the Cambridge Arts Council for the Cambridge Public Library
Selected by Fred Wilson for the Public Art Network's Year in Review, Best Public Projects of 2010
The small space between the old and new buildings referred to by the architects as the"knuckle" space is the focal point of "Filament/Firmament" at the Cambridge Public Library. A knuckle is a hinge, and a flexible...
Wingspun, 2008
Terminal C, Raleigh Durham Airport
An 800 foot long suite of 165 continuous glass windows greets international passengers as they arrive in Raleigh Durham, the area known as the "Research Triangle". The design combines large gestures, meant to capture the speed of a gaze caught at the pace of a fast walk, as well as more detailed visual information which will reward those who travel repeatedly in the corridor. The larger...
Pro Patria Mori, 2006
Security Gates for the Liberty Memorial and Museum, Kansas City, Missouri
Selected by Public Art Network Year in Review as one of the best public art projects of 2006
These gates form an entrance to the Liberty Memorial and Museum in Kansas City Missouri, which houses the only collection of World War 1 artifacts in this country. When the gates are opened, they create an 80’ long panorama, when...
Lumina, 2006
A Public Electronic Animation sign, MassArt, Boston, Mass.
Lumina is an electronic drawing project for Huntington Avenue in Boston, commissioned by the Fenway Alliance with the support of the LEF Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, the Browne Fund, Boston Parks and Recreation and the City of Boston. It comprises an LED canvas which is programmed with a 20 minute animation sequence created from research into the...
Catching the Drift, 2003
A Women's Restroom for the Smith College Museum of Art
The women's room is submerged in a band of translucent glass panels, lapping with painted and etched waves. The sinks are cobalt - in one a fishing net appears to be unravelled down the drain; another has a fishook and lure splayed across the bottom. Driscoll has transposed images of women from the museum's collection onto glass. The largest two - a primitive...