Pollinator Column is the inaugural sculpture of the Prairie Baroque, a collection of landscape sculptures that respond to the habitat needs of struggling animal and insect species of Ohio. Just as baroque architectural elements vary in response to the architecture in which they are housed, the digitally designed and fabricated objects of the Prairie Baroque are aesthetically and functionally similar but take a variety of forms depending on their unique environmental contexts and performance indices. Beyond their ecological function, Prairie Baroque installations promote engagement with the landscape, acting as mediating devices between people and the landscape while revealing relationships between critical midwestern species and the environments they rely on.
