Windy Land

“Windy Land”,

Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne, Germany 2024

Windy Land is an ongoing series of artworks developed in response to the global refugee crisis, focusing on shelter as a fundamental human need. Drawing from Gaston Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space, the project brings together memory, dreams, and the search for safety across painting, installation, public events, and augmented reality.

Indoor Installation

In 2024, Windy Land was presented in an indoor gallery setting, shifting the experience from the movement and unpredictability of public space toward a more contemplative encounter. The installation brings together the physical work with video and photographic documentation, creating a dialogue between past and present forms of the project.

"Windy Land" installation

Plastic Sheet, Wire Rope, Lumber

26x21x8 Ft- Site Specific

Weston Art Gallery 2024

Outdoor Installation

In 2022, Windy Land was presented outdoors, with suspended white house forms placed within a public environment. Wind, movement, and the presence of passersby became part of the work. The installation addresses displacement through the relationship between shelter, vulnerability, and collective responsibility.

"Windy Land" outdoor Installation

Downtown Cincinnati 2022

BLINK Parade

In 2019, Windy Land became a participatory public event as part of the BLINK festival in Downtown Cincinnati. Approximately 100 white house forms were carried through the city by participants, bringing the project into motion and transforming the individual image of shelter into a collective presence.

"Windy Land"

Blink Cincinnati

Downtown Cincinnati 2019