That giant wall on the east side of the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College will soon be empty no more.
Internationally renowned architect Volkan Alkanoglu, has been commissioned to create an art installation for the wall. The project is championed by Richard G. and Mary Lyn Ballantine.
“The art work is named ‘Reflection’. It is inspired by the soft, colourful and iconic landscapes surrounding Durango and Fort Lewis College,” Volkan said. “With hundreds of individual and unique components, the art piece appears to be in motion and constantly changing. It represents the forward-looking and dynamic community of the college and area.”
The installation is scheduled to take place this summer.
Born in Turkey and raised in Germany, Volkan studied at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, the Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Düsseldorf and the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.
The Ballantines are funding the project.
“Outdoor art can add shapes, textures and colors that bring life to otherwise predictable settings,” said Richard Ballantine. “Viewing that art, and possibly being close to it, adds a little more spark to a person’s day.”
Among the other works at FLC that are a result of the Ballantine family’s generosity are the River Potters in front of Reed Library and The Intruder sculpture near the Community Concert Hall and Center of Southwest Studies.