Artwork copyright Ellen Sollod. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Ellen Sollod. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Ellen Sollod. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Ellen Sollod. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Solar Chamber, 2005

Ellen Sollod
American (born 1951)

Location: South Seattle College, Seattle

About the Artwork

Artist Ellen Sollod created Solar Chamber to change appearance throughout the day. The artwork responds to sunlight with reflective dichroic glass. This type of glass contains multiple colors that change depending on light and the viewer's position. The work continues to react and change after dusk with a solar panel that charges LED lights.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with South Seattle College.

About the Artist

Seattle-based artist Ellen Sollod creates works on paper, artist books, and large-scale architectural sculptures for public spaces.
Sollod received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She received a Master of Arts degree from the Institute for Urban Studies, University of Maryland. She has taught at the University of Washington in Seattle and served as a visiting artist at the Maryland Institute College of Art.