The Home of the Stars
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Everyone knows Yankee Stadium as “the Home of the Stars,” but in the busy streets of the Bronx where the city lights drown out the sky, it’s easy to forget the real stars. In this mosaic, as passersby walk towards the new Metro North Yankee Stadium station, the sun sets and the stars come out to welcome them, reminding them of the shared skies - our true mutual home. They show the sun setting and the moon and stars rising in 15 minute increments, starting at 6:30pm (when fans arrive for games) and ending at 9pm. The skies depicted are based on an actual Bronx sunset, and the location of the sun, moon, and stars reflects their location in April of 2009 when the stadium opened. The stars express NYC devoid of all light pollution, providing a natural spectacle normally inaccessible to city dwellers.