Joyce Crain and Carl Philabaum created Pas de Deux to honor Jory Hancock and Melissa Lowe for their decades of passion, vision, and dedication in building the University of Arizona School of Dance.

The music in this video was composed and performed by Ralph Zurmühle (www.ralphpiano.com).

Joyce Crain and Carl Philabaum collaborated in designing and fabricating the suspended sculpture Pas de Deux. This video shows the model that they built. Pas de Deux expresses dance and movement – integrating diagonal lines and geometric shapes with curves and flowing, organic forms. The work of the abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky who combined diagonal lines with curves is the inspiration.

The music in this video was composed and performed by Ralph Zurmühle (www.ralphpiano.com).

Joyce Crain and Carl Philabaum collaborated in designing and fabricating Pas de Deux. It is a creation of 2,773 dichroic acrylic tiles that reflect and refract light, producing a rainbow of shimmering colors and reflections dancing on the ceiling. The dichroic tiles are connected by more than 2,000 feet of a high-stength fiber. Each of the 611 strands are individually attached to the mesh ceiling.

The music in this video was composed and performed by Ralph Zurmühle (www.ralphpiano.com).

Sky Light, Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI

The music in this video was composed and performed by Ralph Zurmühle (www.ralphpiano.com).

Atmosphere is a public artwork by Joyce Crain commissioned by the Utah Arts Council for the Health, Library Science Building at the College of Eastern Utah-San Juan Campus in Blanding, Utah.

Music composed by Mike Olson (www.mikeolsonmusic.com).

Atmosphere is a public artwork by Joyce Crain commissioned by the Utah Arts Council for the Health, Library Science Building at the College of Eastern Utah-San Juan Campus in Blanding, Utah. Susan Gingrasso choreographed and performed Wind Breath at the premier. Mike Olson composed Flute Clouds for the performance.

Mike Olson talks about his collaboration with Joyce Crain and the making of Flute Clouds.

"Triad is unpredictable in color and movement. It has infinite diversity, yet is in harmony. The first time I saw Triad, it reminded me of my experience snorkeling and watching the enchanting colored fish in the sea. Thousands of different colors ... beauty and serenity accompanied by a very particular force. I'm lovin' it!"

Ralph Zurmühle, Composer

The music in this video was composed and performed by Ralph Zurmühle (www.ralphpiano.com).

The airy, ethereal reflections from Triad create a meditative, dreamlike atmosphere.

The music in this video was composed and performed by Ralph Zurmühle (www.ralphpiano.com).

Sunshower, Vernon Cancer Center, Newton, MA

Sunshower, Vernon Cancer Center, Newton, MA

Reflections from Sunshower.

From Above: Boston, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, MA

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is the official teaching hospital of the Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is at the forefront of research in advances in rehabilitative care. In 2013 Spaulding opened a new 132-bed facility in Charlestown which is a national model for environmental and inclusive design. It has been recognized for its LEED Gold status, reflecting its commitment to green design principles.

“This hospital makes a bold statement that a new era of rehabilitative medicine is here by bringing together scientific innovation and patient-centered design that puts this institution on par with the major centers of healing in the world.”

David Storto, President, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Progressions

Videos by Carl Philabaum