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Sike Stones

A cyclorama (sike) for Mission Farm was conceived as a companion piece to the Odeon constructed in 2023. The seating space of walls and terraces on the hillside called out for a response from the presentation area. If the Odeon was a half-shell, a sike would complete the circle. A sike so close to the north side of the stone church would need to assert itself but not be overbearing. It would need to have textural compatibility with the Odeon but not simply be an enlargement of its footprint.

The Odeon Stone Amphi

Over the years, experience taught me that not all my ideas work, but that the most risky ones, when they did, turned out to be the most rewarding. If I wanted the Odeon to be something special, I had to have faith. Architectural details from the church have informed the Odeon’s design. A seating arrangement of granite slabs, their surfaces speckled with iridescent mica like the church’s facade, are set atop retaining walls built in a matrix style that emulates that of faceted, stained-glass windows.