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Helianthus Enorme

Alchemy Arts Collective

Illuminated sunflower sculpture with integrated gathering space.

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Verified artwork imageImage: alchemyarts.art ↗photo credit: Geoffrey Squier Silver (as credited at source)

At a glance

Year / version
Not documented
Materials
steel, recycled satellite dish, acrylic, programmable LEDs, cedar benches
Documented setting
unknown
Dimensions
25′ H × 22′ W × 22′ D
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Studio’s listed configuration.
Availability
Unconfirmed

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Studio sculpture and fabrication record

A sunflower with a gathering space beneath it

Alchemy Arts documents Helianthus Enorme as a 25-foot-high sunflower using steel, a recycled satellite dish, acrylic, programmable LEDs and cedar benches. Fez Gaetz is credited as lead artist and fabricator, with Rick Reed Studios and Thea Rae. The studio invites requests for shipping and installation specifications; those documents and present availability are not supplied by the public listing.

Alchemy Arts — Helianthus Enorme ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-11

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Portland Winter Light Festival, 2016

A documented place in Portland’s first festival

Portland Winter Light Festival’s 2016 artist archive lists Helianthus Enorme under Chad “Fez” Gaetz and links to Alchemy Arts Collective. This provides an early presenter record independent of the studio listing. It is evidence of a past festival presentation, not evidence of the sculpture’s current location, condition or readiness for another installation.

Portland Winter Light Festival — 2016 artist archive ↗ · Reviewed 2026-10-11

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