MYRIAD

2020

Large-scale suspended sculpture of polished chrome spheres forming a sweeping wave, installation view, interior atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows — Danielle Roney
Installation photo of a suspended sculpture in Dallas Texas
Large-scale suspended sculpture, polished steel spheres on wire strands forming a flowing vertical form, multi-story atrium, NYU Langone Medical Center — Danielle RoneyLarge-scale suspended sculpture, polished steel spheres on wire strands forming a flowing vertical form, multi-story atrium, NYU Langone Medical Center — Danielle Roney
Large-scale suspended installation, polished steel spheres forming sweeping spiral form, atrium ceiling, installation view — Danielle Roney
Large-scale ceiling installation, hundreds of suspended chrome spheres casting circular shadow patterns on white floor below — Danielle RoneyLarge-scale ceiling installation, hundreds of suspended chrome spheres casting circular shadow patterns on white floor below — Danielle Roney
Detail of hanging sculpture, polished chrome spheres suspended on thin cables forming a wave pattern — Danielle RoneyDetail of hanging sculpture, polished chrome spheres suspended on thin cables forming a wave pattern — Danielle Roney
Installation in progress, worker on lift threading glass spheres onto hanging strands, large-scale suspended sculpture — Danielle RoneyInstallation in progress, worker on lift threading glass spheres onto hanging strands, large-scale suspended sculpture — Danielle Roney
Large-scale human figure sculpture installation, crystal or glass elements, workers on scissor lifts, NYU Langone Medical Center — Danielle RoneyLarge-scale human figure sculpture installation, crystal or glass elements, workers on scissor lifts, NYU Langone Medical Center — Danielle Roney

MYRIAD

2020

5465 hollow stainless steel spheres, 1304 stainless steel cables
8’W x 64’L x 35’H

Commissioning Agency: UT Southwestern Medical Center
UTSW Art Program Curator: Courtney K. Crothers
Art Consultants: Carneal Simmons Contemporary Art
Interior Design: Hoefer Wysocki
General Contractor: Austin Industries

Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore
Lighting Design: The Lighting Practice
Installation: TM Graphics, Tom McKerrow, Jorge Diaz, Michael Morris, Gary V. Jones, Kevin Jacobs, Lance Lander

MYRIAD envisions a multiplicity of potentialities, unfolding in time and space, connecting a place of healing and science to our celestial and molecular selves.

The piece references collective behavior and spatial intelligence as a major source of inspiration and research, where algorithmic patterns represent interactions between individuals, leading to the emergence of “intelligent” global behavior from nature, especially biological systems.

Macro spatial perspective and micro connectivity represent a poetic human perception of the interactions between ourselves and others; environments and influences; in a state of suspended animation.

By developing fluid, multilayered visual experiences, interactions between light and form respond to transitory movements, revealing themselves at different proximities and paces. Undulating views shift organic and ordered states of form to emphasize a kinetic experience physically engaging the viewer.

The quiet, timelessness of this piece provides a calm, complex vision for contemplating how our entangled interactions impact our collective well-being.