Hoi Polloi
By Lindsey Stouffer
Category: Miscellaneous
About
Hoi Polloi, one of nine commissioned for MetroLink’s new extension, consists of large metal screens facing one another across the station’s long curving entry ramps. Perforations in the screens create an optical illusion, known as the moire effect, and appear to shimmer as viewers descend into the amphitheater-like space.
Year Completed: 2006
Material: Metal
Owner: MetroArts
About the artist:
Lindsey Stouffer
Artist Bio:
Lindsey Stouffer is a sculptor with extensive design and metal fabrication experience. She currently teaches in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Meaning is communicated through materiality, form, and light in these sculptures made from steel and hosiery.
