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John David Mooney

October 7, 2026

2021-2023

Using pieces that were originally part of a 52-story high-rise light sculpture, John David Mooney’s Spiral Henge is a series of blue reflective light totems arranged in two concentric circles.

The piece also calls to mind the sacredness of the council ring of the people who once lived on this land. Then, as you progress further into the middle, it is as if you are surrounded by a forest of blue standing lines. In a nod to the great landscape architects, and our own Robert and John Allerton, Mooney says to create that moment for the community that already exists in a place is the magic part.

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