Flutter, 2005
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL
459’ x 105’ x 3' tall

Photography: Robin Hill

The artwork created for the United States Federal Courthouse in Miami, Florida, is based on the artist’s interest in landscape and topology and her response to the boat-like imagery of the building. She envisioned creating a series of grassy waves that the building “floats” upon. Measuring approximately 459 x 105 feet and intersected by a walkway to the front of the building, the front lawn of the courthouse is sculpted to mimic the gentle rolls of water waves or rippling sand. Visitors are able to walk through this rippling grassy landscape. This work typifies the artist’s interest in the ambiguity of form, creating a rippling wave that is equally reminiscent of a drifting sand dune.