For this project, Crown Fountain, I filmed
the faces of thousands of Chicagoans, which I projected together
with images of nature onto two large-format LCD screens on two
opposing towers. In a way, the faces are like a mosaic representing
the different cultures and ancestries of the city’s people. The
towers are located on a large plaza of black granite, cascades of
water streaming down from them. Between the towers there’s a
pool that people can walk over—one of my dreams had been to
invite people to walk on water. The towers radiate alternating,
colored light. They are like transparent houses.