Permanent installation for Hines + 555 Greenwich, New York. Supported by Riggs Art Consultants.
2023
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable and hardware, powder coated aluminum
264 × 336 × 12 inches
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Installed in the 555 Greenwich Townhall, a communal gathering and presentation space for Hines + CookFox’s multi-building developing in the heart of Greenwich village, Fading Topographies builds upon my Topographies series to recreate the feel of the nearby Hudson River's undulating surface and the physicality of its eroding coastline. The custom-dyed and individually hung ropes are layered to mimic the undulations of natural phenomena, such as caverns, cliffs, and waterlines. The work begs to be circumnavigated, so that one’s perspective may evolve, just like the too rapidly changing landscape it emulates. Its ability to be read as fire, water, and landscape allude to the ever-changing and tenuous future of a landscape eroded by the climate impacts of human activity.
Paralleling the natural world and bringing the outdoors in, the work is deeply connected to the building's sustainability goals and biophilic design. A tapestry activated by the light, shadow, and movement, the work appears to be different at every time of day, every season, and at each vantage point: as one encounters the work directly from the street, its wave-like forms appear diaphanous; as one moves around the corner of the building onto Charlton Street, its colors increase in opacity and density, creating a rich and contrasting surface. Viewed from below, the soaring rays of rope appear to burst upward or to descend downward like rain. Illuminated at night, the materials demonstrate their intrinsic ability to carry light, allowing the installation to function as a glowing beacon from both inside and outside the space.
Permanent installation for Hines + 555 Greenwich, New York. Supported by Riggs Art Consultants.
2023
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable and hardware, powder coated aluminum
264 × 336 × 12 inches
Permanent installation for Hines + 555 Greenwich, New York. Supported by Riggs Art Consultants.
2023
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable and hardware, powder coated aluminum
264 × 336 × 12 inches
Permanent installation for Hines + 555 Greenwich, New York. Supported by Riggs Art Consultants.
2023
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable and hardware, powder coated aluminum
264 × 336 × 12 inches
2020
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
14’ x 91’ x 23’
Permanent installation commissioned for the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Supported by the Gates Foundation. Curated by Lisa Freiman.
Weiss’ site-responsive installation, Boundless Topographies, is a massive, yet ethereal sculpture located in the main thoroughfare of the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health. The 91-foot-long landscape is comprised of over 6,000 individual strands of ¼” polyester rope meticulously measured and suspended with individual stainless steel cables across the span of 55 panels. It is a faithful translation of detailed elevation data culled from the topographical maps of each of the Seven Summits (the highest mountain peaks of each continent). To create the work, Weiss translated these maps into Excel spreadsheets where she scaled the elevations’ measurements into meticulously measured “warps”—the vertical strands in a weaving—that appear here on a gigantic and powerful scale. By combining the contours of these diverse mountain peaks, Weiss developed a newly-imagined geography—a Pangea or supercontinent. The condensed contours of the mountain peaks have been translated into diaphanous polyester rope that reinforces the ephemerality and fragility of the world. The resulting integrated mountain range, a whole formed from many individual parts, creates a harmonious system of peaks and valleys that erases arbitrary divisions and suggests a borderless world. Boundless Topographies metaphorically underscores the inclusive mission of the Population Health Initiative, reinforcing the need for collaboration, international dialogue, and shared responsibility in order to solve pressing problems and ensure the world is a place where all people can live healthy and fulfilling lives. - Lisa Freiman, curator
Photography by Kevin Scott
2020
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
14’ x 91’ x 23’
Permanent installation commissioned for the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Supported by the Gates Foundation. Curated by Lisa Freiman.
2020
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
14’ x 91’ x 23’
Permanent installation commissioned for the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Supported by the Gates Foundation. Curated by Lisa Freiman.
2020
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
14’ x 91’ x 23’
Permanent installation commissioned for the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Supported by the Gates Foundation. Curated by Lisa Freiman.
Photography by Kevin Scott
2020
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
14’ x 91’ x 23’
Permanent installation commissioned for the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Supported by the Gates Foundation. Curated by Lisa Freiman.
2020
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
14’ x 91’ x 23’
Permanent installation commissioned for the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Supported by the Gates Foundation. Curated by Lisa Freiman.
Photography by Kevin Scott
2019
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
8’10” x 57’ x 4”
Permanent commission for Facebook NY via Facebook A.I.R. program.
2019
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
8’10” x 57’ x 4”
Permanent commission for Facebook NY via Facebook A.I.R. program.
2019
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
8’10” x 57’ x 4”
Permanent commission for Facebook NY via Facebook A.I.R. program.
2019
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
8’10” x 57’ x 4”
Permanent commission for Facebook NY via facebook A.I.R. Program
2019
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, powder coated aluminum
8’10” x 57’ x 4”
Permanent commission for Facebook NY via Facebook A.I.R. program.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
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This 23 panel site-specific hanging installation draws its inspiration from Mount Rainier National Park. After collaging together sections of topographical maps of the Park and mathematically converting those measurements into meticulously measured “warps,” I layered the panels to create a complete image: a three-dimensional contemporary tapestry of the mountain range. By bringing the landscape inside the building’s walls and recasting it in diaphanous, draping nylon rope, I highlight the ephemerality and fragility of the natural world and underscore humans' attempts to harness it.
Despite being composed of 3600 ropes individually tethered to stainless steel cables, and weighing in at 1000 pounds, this installation has the levity of a cloud or mist moving through, undermining its own physical makeup. Like the glassy, reflected surface of Seattle’s Puget Sound, “Reflected Topographies” performs a doubling or reflection in the atrium, allowing a view of the Cascades range from above (the 3rd floor wrap-around landing) and below (the 2nd floor), allowing viewers the unique opportunity to gaze through the slices of the mountain range.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo by Donal Murphy, courtesy of the artist.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
2018
dyed nylon rope, stainless steel cable, aluminum channels
20’ x 22’ x 36’
Commission for Airbnb Seattle. Seattle, Washington.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
2015-17
dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum
264" x 864" x 150"
Commission for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program
2015-17
dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum
264" x 864" x 150"
Commission for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program
2015-17
dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum
264" x 864" x 150"
Commission for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program
2015-17
dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum
264" x 864" x 150"
Commission for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program
2023
Google, Saint John’s Terminal
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder-coated aluminum
6’ x 26’ x 4”
2023
Google, Saint John’s Terminal
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder-coated aluminum
6’ x 26’ x 4”
2023
Google, Saint John’s Terminal
dyed polyester rope, stainless steel cable, powder-coated aluminum
6’ x 26’ x 4”