Translucid Paths
Translucid Paths is an immersive installation of full-scale, translucent works—many in multiple parts, each with its own narrative—translated from decades of Marsh Scott’s metal sculptures and commissions. Suspended and layered in Mylar, the pieces form a walk-through field where overlap and distance shift what you see—inviting the viewer to move between narratives, through space, and across time.
The Translucid Paths series spans decades of Marsh Scott’s site-specific practice from 1998 to the present, translating existing metal sculptures and commissions from across the United States into translucent Mylar forms. Each suspended work reinterprets a full-scale project, allowing these geographically dispersed pieces to be experienced together—seen up close, illuminated, layered, and in conversation for the first time. The project began with works from Orange County and California and is expanding to include pieces from throughout the country. Unrealized designs are included at their proposed full scale as well.
Translucent Mylar sculpture of eucalyptus windbreaks reinterpreting Eucalyptus Scented Breeze
Design for translucent Mylar sculpture of plants and leaves reinterpreting Nature's Lyrics in five panels
Layered Mylar panels merging dolphin and shoreline imagery from Wave Dance and Steps in the Sand
Mylar reinterpretation of Back Bay Wandering, evoking tidal wetlands in light and shadow
Single translucent Mylar panel referencing Steps in the Sand timeline sculpture
Composite of multiple translucent Mylar panels spanning Marsh Scott’s public art from 1998 to present
Full-scale Translucid Paths installation concept showing suspended Mylar panels with figures for scale
Installation Concept
The installation unfolds as a meandering passage through suspended translucent layers. Works hang at varied heights and depths—sometimes three forms deep across a six- to eight-foot field—so the viewer’s movement becomes the method of seeing. Selective front and back lighting shifts each piece between line, shadow, and glow, changing what comes forward and what recedes. Photographic projections of the original metal works in their built sites can appear on surrounding walls—returning the sculptures to their histories as the Mylar translations gather them into a single, navigable space.