The panel in question will bear the text “Things are looking up”. Below the text will be located five plexi circles; “suns”, each 12 inches in diameter and mounted in a horizontal row. They are backlit with LED lights, changing colors through out the day. At dusk the LED circles are programmed to change individually from a light yellow to a deep magenta, reminiscent of the sun setting and ascending. The change will be incremental, so that each circle is at a different stage all times. During the day they will all be a light sky-blue.

The imagined audience of this piece is foremost the individual moving through the urban space, plausibly seeking answers to a question regarding the meaning and nature of his existence. The idea here is that the question is always the same; Where is my life going? I have addressed this question in earlier works with various responses, using astronomical imagery of stars and suns. The paradox inherent in using astronomical imagery is obvious: human ambition has no impact on the heavens, yet in poetry the movements of people and planets are constantly linked. Likewise the city, where most people move to find themselves, is full of indications on how to spend your money or where you fit in. It gives no indication of where on earth you are, where the planet is located in relation to your self, or where and how your life is going.

This piece addresses this, and putting in focus the common humanity of the visitors to the site it also locates them in relation to larger events, ultimately offering a message of hopeful curiosity.