“Butterflies of Memory” is a temporary public sculpture on the site of the collapsed Smallpox Hospital Ruins on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan. Seventeen giant yellow butterflies, each ten feet in diameter, will fly between 18 and 36 feet above the Ruins, visually carrying off the building. Installed in the summer of 2012, "Butterflies of Memory" will be viewable from Roosevelt Island, the Midtown Waterfront and the FDR highway, thus bringing an image of inspiration and beauty to over 2 million New Yorkers.
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Leaving for Cambodia!
Leaving for Cambodia... which means two and a half weeks away from this giant project. I will miss it. I will be accompanying Yula Kapetanakos on her research in... read more
A large project relies on many people
Touching base with Samuel – Samuel Langkop, who I will introduce later, is the model maker and assistant designer on this project. His hands are in most aspects... read more
Step Two: Throw the idea out there, see what happens
Touched base with Judy Berdy from Roosevelt Island Historical Society. Always fun, always a pleasure. In my mind, she is the queen of Roosevelt Island. Judy is the... read more
Meetings, meetings and more meetings
Engineering Meeting at RIOC, everyone is there, the new team. Myself, Maria Wilpon, and Cheng Gu present the project. Everyone is excited, presentation goes well.... read more
Prepping for Big Meetings
I am rereading the structural plans and going over numbers. I am prepping for a January 11 meeting with RIOC, an important one as I will be formally presenting the... read more