FULTON HILL GREEN STREET Sculpture

INSTALLATION 2024. The sculpture is integrated into the Greening Greater Fulton Project, a multi-year effort spearheaded by Innovate Fulton, Inc, a grassroots 501(c)(3).

The sculpture illustrates the water cycle, highlighting the importance of the stormwater management improvements that will be implemented along the street. The birds tie the watershed improvements to the idea of neighborhood unity: while bird life is symbolic of a healthy environment, conceptually bird murmuration lends itself to a message of unity and working together as a community. Bird murmuration is an example of emergence in nature, i.e. a behavior which only emerges when the parts (birds) interact in a wider whole. We believe community improvement is best accomplished when we all do our own small part to lift up the community together.

Design concepts and renderings of the green street were presented to the community at Fulton GreenFest on June 25, 2022. The artists presented three sculpture ideas at the festival, and community members were asked to vote to determine the winning concept.

The structure will be cut out of thick steel or aluminum, with the smaller circles above welded to the main section. The top two smaller clouds will be mounted on axes to spin independently with the wind.