


Client: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Completion date: 2017
Project Team
Artist
FreelandBuck
Client
Smithsonian American Art Museum & Renwick Gallery
Smithsonian American Art Museum & Renwick Gallery
Industry Resource
Fabric Images
Industry Resource
Sapsis Rigging
Industry Resource
PixelLumenLab
Industry Resource
NOUS Engineering

Overview
If most ceilings imply shelter, defining the limits of the room, others suggest the opposite: extension beyond its concrete limits. The renaissance tradition of Trompe l’oeil ceilings uses the illusionary depth of perspective to project what is not there; a dome that was never built or an attic filled with angels.
Goals
Our winning proposal for the Smithsonian’s Above the Renwick Competition draws out a series of ceilings that project beyond the limits of the gallery, curating an eclectic catalog of notable American architectural styles rendered through 21st century technology and visual culture.