2008 Woodie Awards
"Expanding Vision" broadens minds for students
Brandt's growing pillars symbolize growth through college years
Kelly Daley
Issue date: 2/7/08 Section: Features
You've probably walked by it, sat on it, maybe even wondered what exactly it is.
The three green pillars between Seton and Merton Halls have a symbolic meaning of a student's growing knowledge throughout their years at Sacred Heart.
This piece of artwork entitled, "Path of Expanding Vision" was built in 1994 by Helene Brandt.
The first pillar, the shortest and squarest, the middle pillar is larger and slightly rounded and the last pillar is the tallest and most rounded.
All of these pillars together symbolize a students changing mind becoming more open as they grow during college, with growing knowledge and eventually becoming a well-rounded individual.
"I walk by it every day but I had no idea that it meant something like that," said freshman Janel Beauregard.
"It really does symbolize what it's like for a person to get an education in college […] by the time I graduate I'll be a much wiser and more rounded person than when I got here."
In Brandt's statement on the sculpture, " 'Path of Expanding Vision' is both a meditative space for introspection and a pathway that leads through different doorways. It is my hope that 'Path of Expanding Vision' affords students who take a moment to sit and reflect […] a passageway between the security of the residence hall and the larger expanding world represented by Sacred Heart University."
"I transferred here and never got a chance to live in the freshman dorms, but I think that it is true of every college experience that we should expand our minds and broaden our thinking," said junior Sarah Mugavero.
"When I walked past it and now that I know what it means, I can really relate to how much I've changed since coming here," said Mugavero.
The structure is not only a piece of art but also encompasses a lot of memories for students that have been around it.
"I remember my freshman year when a lot of me and my friends would sit and talk. I have a lot of great memories there," said junior Kaylyn Rellis.
"It is important to me that there is a place for students to sit and socialize. I thought it would be good to show how a student become more rounded as a person as they go through college," said Brandt.
The structure is part of the art walk on campus. A brochure is available at the Gallery of Contemporary Art to take a self-guided tour all through campus. The brochure includes a map and pictures of the sculptures, along with the artists' statements on the pieces.
The three green pillars between Seton and Merton Halls have a symbolic meaning of a student's growing knowledge throughout their years at Sacred Heart.
This piece of artwork entitled, "Path of Expanding Vision" was built in 1994 by Helene Brandt.
The first pillar, the shortest and squarest, the middle pillar is larger and slightly rounded and the last pillar is the tallest and most rounded.
All of these pillars together symbolize a students changing mind becoming more open as they grow during college, with growing knowledge and eventually becoming a well-rounded individual.
"I walk by it every day but I had no idea that it meant something like that," said freshman Janel Beauregard.
"It really does symbolize what it's like for a person to get an education in college […] by the time I graduate I'll be a much wiser and more rounded person than when I got here."
In Brandt's statement on the sculpture, " 'Path of Expanding Vision' is both a meditative space for introspection and a pathway that leads through different doorways. It is my hope that 'Path of Expanding Vision' affords students who take a moment to sit and reflect […] a passageway between the security of the residence hall and the larger expanding world represented by Sacred Heart University."
"I transferred here and never got a chance to live in the freshman dorms, but I think that it is true of every college experience that we should expand our minds and broaden our thinking," said junior Sarah Mugavero.
"When I walked past it and now that I know what it means, I can really relate to how much I've changed since coming here," said Mugavero.
The structure is not only a piece of art but also encompasses a lot of memories for students that have been around it.
"I remember my freshman year when a lot of me and my friends would sit and talk. I have a lot of great memories there," said junior Kaylyn Rellis.
"It is important to me that there is a place for students to sit and socialize. I thought it would be good to show how a student become more rounded as a person as they go through college," said Brandt.
The structure is part of the art walk on campus. A brochure is available at the Gallery of Contemporary Art to take a self-guided tour all through campus. The brochure includes a map and pictures of the sculptures, along with the artists' statements on the pieces.
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