VISTA: grassland 14@6.5’ x 2.5’ 225SF glass inlay w concrete c Heather Hancock 2024
This project started a couple of years ago as part of planning for a new construction healthcare facility. The clients wanted a contemporary approach to landscape. Something for a 2 story wall in a light filled atrium. The composition needed to be abstract and color-forward for viewing from a distance and then offer smaller details to engage viewers closer up. The panels will hang behind an architectural staircase giving viewers a chance to move past the work.
Seven vertical panels in layered, shimmering greens evoke rolling grasslands, punctuated by playful pops of foliage. Iridescent glass woven throughout the composition catches the light, shifting and shimmering as viewers move past. A bold black Kentucky horse fence curves into the distance, its structured form providing a striking contrast to the organic, flowing landscape. The piece offers a contemporary take on nature, blending movement, texture, and depth into a visually dynamic experience.
2A c Heather Hancock 2024
2B c Heather Hancock 2024
An early design phase included a couple round of revisions and edits. A hand held sample helped ‘explain’ glass and concrete and light.
The fabrication phase took ~10 weeks start to finish with frames constructed first and then panels completed in pairs over the next 7 weeks.
Panels weigh between 41lbs and 45lbs (2.6 - 2.8 lbs PSF). Ordinarily I would install a metal cleat prior to thinsetting for a secure hanging. In this case, the installers want to connect the 2 pieces for hanging. Bolts were full integrated into the pieces for installers to connect to a backer board to hang vertical paired pieces.
front face 1/8” trim
edge 1 3/16 annodized aluminum
Edges are a clean 1 3/16” anodized aluminum with a 1/8” metal outline on the face of the panel. I omitted the trim between the 2 vertically stacked panels for continuous imagery.
front face 18” trim edge | “ready to hang edged panel”