Ecliptic

Inspired by the city’s name, the underlying idea of the artist’s design for Ecliptic involved the use of water in its three physical states: liquid, solid, and vapor. Embedded into the concrete floor of the amphitheater are fiber-optic points of light that map out the exact location of the stars overhead on January 1, 2000, marking the park’s place in time, marking the passage into the new millennium. These stars are visible year-round, with their light refracting and magnifying under the ice in the winter months. I imagined a still pond reflecting the night sky.