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Jeremy K. Bullis
Lyndhurst Tower
Jeremy K. Bullis
Lyndhurst Tower
- Dimensions: Height: 14 feet. Width: 3 foot radius.
- Materials: Having participated in past Address:Earth exhibitions Bullis is committed to creating artwork with materials that do as little damage to the planet as possible. The tower will be constructed with a cement and metal core (not visible to the viewer) with the outer layers (the dwellings, etc.) made from non-pressure treated wood like white oak or cedar. Some areas may be covered with copper, aluminum or tin sheeting and/or paint. There will be small bells/chimes hanging in some of the dwellings which will react to the wind and encourage the viewer to remember the air and our larger, shared environment.
- How it will be anchored to the ground: The tower will be anchored with a combination of cement and iron bar. Like the roots of a tree the anchor can go deep into the ground, or reach out at a shallow depth, or a combination of the two. The ground’s composition at Lyndhurst (rocks, roots, sand, clay, etc.) as well as available equipment will determine the dimensions of the anchor.
- Maintenance needed: None
Jeremy Bullis proposes to continue his Bullis Towers: Humanity series with an outdoor, site specific sculpture inspired by the generational history of Lyndhurst. This structure will tell the story of a growing society as it climbs upward, using the community’s successes and failures as foundations for the continuous next steps in building towards a better future. Jeremy’s process is to first research the history of Lyndhurst and the architecture styles of the facilities, then to sketch, followed by the building of a fully detailed maquette, and finally the construction of the tower.
Jeremy K. Bullis is a sculptor and world builder who uses wood, paper, wire, drawings, photos and writing to explore a number of ideas. He is currently focused on three distinct bodies of work. Foremost are “Towers,” which allows Bullis to question and examine the concepts of Fact, Faith, and Community. Secondly, he collaborates with his father, David L. Bullis, creating mobiles that equally present lines and negative space in motion. Finally, his ongoing project, the character based sculptures known as “The Peepkins,” has been produced by QCode Media as a scripted children’s podcast and is available everywhere. Bullis is based in Hudson, NY and is the founder and Artistic Director of Window On Hudson.