FLOWER ATLAS CALENDAR, 2023
Printed Poly-Chiffon, Clear Acrylic Rods
696 x 597 x 2186 in (1767.84 x 1516.38 x 5552.44 cm)
Location: The Brookfield Place, New York, NY | Commissioned by The Brookfield Place New York Annual Arts Commission
Photo Credit :Brookfield Place New York. Photos by Fadi Kheir
Flower Atlas Calendar is a large-scale public artwork by Miya Ando, commissioned for Brookfield Place in New York City and first exhibited in July 2023. The installation consists of 72 suspended chiffon banners, each representing one of the traditional Japanese kō (候), or micro-seasons, from the 72-season lunisolar calendar. Across these banners, Ando maps 365 flowers—one for each day of the year—corresponding to blooms occurring somewhere on Earth, reimagining time through an ecological and phenological lens.
72 SEASONS’ MOONS, 2020
Micronized Pure Silver, Natural Indigo, Wood Panel
96 x 108 x 1 in (243.84 x 274.32 x 2.54 cm)
KUMO (CLOUD) GRID 6.19.16.16 (20 DAYS OF OBSERVATION), 2019
Dye On Aluminum
16 x 16 x 1 in (40.64 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm)
GINGA (SILVER RIVER / GALAXY) IN 24 SEKKI (SEASONS), 2019
Silkscreen, Micronized Pure Silver, Acrylic, Archival Cotton Rag
56 x 84 in (142.24 x 213.36 cm)
72 SEASONS GRID, 2019
Pigment, Urethane, Aluminum
48 x 216 x 0.75 in (121.92 x 548.64 x 1.91 cm)
EVENINGS (MAY 1-15 2017 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA), 2017
Dye On Aluminum
36 x 60 x 1 in (91.44 x 152.4 x 2.54 cm)
4 YEARS 4 SEASONS MOKUME GANE GRID 2012-2015, 2016
Silver Nitrate And Pigment On Wood Panel
48 x 48 x 1 in (121.92 x 121.92 x 2.54 cm)
SHIKI (SEASONS 2 THE PAST 20 YEARS), 2015
Pigment, Dye, Urethane, Resin, Aluminum
12 x 12 in (30.48 x 30.48 cm)