BROOKLYN, NY.- Prospect Park Alliance—the non-profit organization that sustains Prospect Park, AREA4 and Suchi Reddy of Reddymade Architecture & Design debut a large-scale public art installation in Prospect Park on the occasion of the Park's 150th Anniversary.

On view now, The Connective Project transforms Prospect Park's Rose Garden—a littleknown landscape in the Park's northeast corner—into an immersive, engaging and ever-growing display. The installation features artwork submitted by emerging artists, notable Brooklynites and the diverse communities that consider the Park "Brooklyn's Backyard” which have been printed on more than 7000 pinwheels that blanked 2.5 acres of rolling green. During the installation, the public was invited to take part in making additional pinwheels to add to the display during select hours.

Reddy’s vision was very much influenced by the beauty and vision of Prospect Park’s designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who in 1867 transformed 585 acres of rural terrain into an urban retreat. Now 150 years later, the Rose Garden is being experienced again in grand fashion, full of color and whimsy, a nod to the creative spirit that pervades Brooklyn and Reddy’s practice.

"It's an honor to work in this world of wonder that Olmsted and Vaux's created, and to be able to add a contemporary sense of discovery," said architect Suchi Reddy of Reddymade Design. "The purpose of architecture is to serve and uplift the community, and installations like this give us the opportunity to do just that."

The Connective Project is composed of more than 7,000 individually designed pinwheels, constructed of weather-resistant, compostable paper made from stone dust. All materials, dye cutting and printing was donated by GSB Digital.

"This project has been a year in the making," said Grainne Coen of Area4, the creative agency behind the Connective Project. "The challenge was to create a concept that would unite and inspire the community. This large scale installation has allowed us to invite public participation while working with artists and designers to create a world class experience."

The community engagement process began with an open call to artists to submit works for a chance to be selected by a panel, consisting of representatives from the Brooklyn Council of the Arts, the Brooklyn Museum, BRIC Arts & Media, PIONEER WORKS, MoCADA, and Russell Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.

Artist Ansel Oommen was selected as the winner of the open call. Prints of his piece, Chitin & Furanocoumarin, are on sale in the Brooklyn Museum gift shop, along with works by the top ten finalists. Pioneer Works will be featuring the winning artist's work as well as displaying the pinwheels of the top ten finalists and 20 runners up as part of their Second Sundays event taking place on August 13th. This event will also feature pinwheel making in the Pioneer Works' garden.

The Connective Project is funded in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies, with additional support from NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and GSB Digital.