Message in a Bottle: We Are Our Dreams
Team Endicott/Brook
Initial Rendering of Concept
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Team Endicott / Brook
Michael Endicott
• Photographer
• Marine Biologist
• Land Use Professional
• Environmental Lawyer & Consultant to State Legislature 2 Ellen Brook
• Mixed Media Artist, Fabric & Fashion Designer
• Corporate and Non-profit Communications Professional
• Masters in International Public Administration
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Concept: Message in a Bottle
• Timeless, poetic image and metaphor
• Evokes emotional response & connection; captures the imagination • Community is founded and sustained upon its dreams
• Launching our dreams in a bottle in hopes of retrieval at shores of our community • Six bottles hold aspirational messages for Sunnyvale
• Each - con tainer for bold hopes and dreams tied directly to Sunnyvale • Each - c ommunication device
• Together - mu ltiple metaphors -- resilient community, reflecting:
• Active exchange of ideas needed between parts of a community • Honoring past while adapting to needs of the future
• Inclusion of all individuals, whose creativity is engine of bold, sustainable innovation 3 Attachment 6
Art: Paintography – A True Collaboration
• What is paintography?
– Blends elements of mixed media, paintings and photography into digital photograph – Engages viewer: is it a photograph or a painting?
• Perception changes as viewer approaches
• Size and display
– ~ 7-f t x 10 -ft composition
– Multiple, connected dye-i nfused aluminum panels reflecting plat map • Key aesthetic elements
– Bold, colorful = vibrant community
– Sand and stone qualities = delicate balance of urban and nature • Respect for/connection to earth and indigenous peoples • Sand as ground of innovation (silicon!) in heart of Silicon Valley • Strength in collaboration
– Diversity in style, media + backgrounds promotes artistic excitement and innovation – Ongoing exchange and working side-by-s ide on imagery / ideas 4 Attachment 6
Design: Abstract Interpretation
(Bottles + Messages) + Grid + Streets
• Grid form
– Bottles in grid – c ity arranged into neighborhoods
– Boundaries – g radations of light refer to direct connections between people and aspects of city
• Multiple experiences & levels of engagement
As viewer approaches, attention shifts from grid pattern and bottles to d
etails and messages
• Written or graphic form
• Archival material, photos of streets/other, community input • Each bottle has a story
– Elements of a thriving community
– Different areas for working, living, learning and socializing – Connections between sectors via streets and paths
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Design: The Stories Behind the Images*
Stories
• Cultural Diversity -- p atterns and textures
• Connection – l ight roads and paths
• Activities – c ommercial and life activity
• Inclusivity & Sustainability – r especting to a sustainable future (economic and environmental) • Sustainable climate, air, water – s and, stone, ground references Commercial Activity
Bold, solid
Streets & alleyways
of commerce
Neighborhoods
Residential
Diverse types
Sustainability of Earth
of Communities
The places we come and go:
Schools, sports, outdoors,
entertainment
Indigenous Peoples
& Ancestors & Nature
Baylands, Hiking and Parks
Heart of Silicon Valley
Sum of individuals and
collaborations
High Tech
Funneling of ideas and
energy into productivity
*Current concept
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Design: Sample Messages/Images to be
Included
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QR Code: Connecting Art & Community
Allows for ongoing public
engagement
– Learn about 4 new artworks
– Interact online
– See the community-in spired
”digital” bottles
– Sunnyvale could announce
u
pcoming art, community or City
Hall events
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QR Code: Inform, Interact, Incorporate
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Workshop: We Stand Ready!
• Dream ab out what’s important personally
and for the community
• Create a message with words and/or
images, then place in their own bottle
• Connect i
t to a vibrant “community of
bottles,” like a joyful garland or
celebration of lights
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THANK YOU!!
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