The Cantos Helios Triptych is an homage to solar power; it speaks to humanity’s current engagement with the promise and the peril of the sun’s power. Solar energies are visualized through the vertically running registers of asemic writing, revealed through the work’s abraded surfaces. The triptych embodies the diurnal arc of the sun— its rise, zenith and descent over the earth—whose energies are magnified through gilded copper repousse bursts,* derived from the asemic cantos. Listen to the song of the sun here:

*The hand-beaten antique gold leaf featured on this work is that of Philadelphia’s famed Hastings & Co.

LINKS to video tours of the installation and artist discussions can be accessed here:

Gross McCleaf interview on “Burning Worlds” by Assistant Director Morgan Hobbs with artist Maureen Drdak

Park Towne Place's "Poised and Forceful" Walkthrough and Artist Interviews

Artist Talk with Maureen Drdak & Leah Macdonald