The Moons
by Chris Doyle
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The Moons by Chris Doyle
2007 LED screens, video and landscaping
In response to the massive architecture of Sprint Center, the artist created three “islands” nestled in the land-
and orbit the building. To enhance the urban environment, Doyle also includes quiet water features inside two of his garden spaces.
The multimedia artwork features images of Kansas Citians flying across The Moons. To make local residents fly,
Doyle and his crew spent three days in Kansas City, video-taping local citizens jumping on a trampoline. After he collected more than 625 people on videotape, the artist worked in the editing room for dozens of hours to generate seasonal videos of people flying across the moons mounted in the center of the garden spaces.
Sprint Center Grand & 14th Street
scaped area, with three large LED video screens or “moons” that appear to float over the trees in each island
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