“Finfan”
Rising into view on approach to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport, a gleaming structure presents itself on the horizon. Its eighty-foot spines gesture toward the runways. Like an enormous wing or fin or fan, “Finfan” presents an iconic form, suggesting images aquatic, botanical, mechanical, aerodynamic. Its towering scale insures prominence against massive infrastructure; its transparency gives delicacy in a ponderous landscape. From the air and roadways, “Finfan” is guardian and gateway. At night it glows mysteriously, hues slowly changing, illumination sliding across its outstretched ribs. Uncompleted due to site permit issues.
