YINKA SHONIBARE - Material (SG) II

Unveiled in 2021, Material (SG) II is the artistic anchor of the 300,000 sq. ft. LEED Gold-anticipated 360 Rosemary. The colorful hand painted fiberglass sculpture stands 20 feet tall and represents the notion of capturing the movement of wind and freezing it in a moment in time. The fabric, which is commonly considered to be traditional African cloth, is based on Indonesian batik patterns, factory-produced by the Dutch and sold to West African colonies in the 1800’s. Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture series harnesses the metaphors of the hybrid fabric and the invisible force of nature to explore global migration and our interconnected contemporary culture.

In 2013, Shonibare kicked off his Wind Sculpture series that are now exhibited across iconic destinations around the world from the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington to the Ndubuisi Kanu Park in Lagos.

“My work is about celebrating the diversity of communities and highlighting our connections,” says artist Yinka Shonibare. “I do not ever underestimate the importance of public access to such basic principles of inclusion.”