Wyatt Bertz
resin, rhinestones, E6000, steel hardware, electronics
96" x 1.5" x 1.5"
Supertall (2026) is a glittering tower that’s been erected somewhere in an unclear zone between public space, private space, and data space. It first evokes the sight of a glimmering city skyline in the distance. Like the skyline that inspired it, the tower is designed to be ever-changing and highly responsive to atmosphere. An electronic component of the completed piece will animate the tower.
All societies have gathering places.
All societies have ritual monoliths worthy of contemplation.
All societies seek to understand the world around them.
Not all societies create maquettes of castles in the sky.
As the tower lights up, collects data, responds to its surroundings, and broadcasts information on electronic screens, “Supertall” will reveal that it’s desperately trying to understand what kind of place it makes.
Supertall
Wyatt Bertz (b. 1991) is an artist working across sculpture, video, design, sound, and performance to explore consumer culture’s impact on our private, public and spiritual worlds. His work combines an autobiographical investigation of American suburbia, craft-intensive fabrication processes, sediment from heavily-polluted areas, and experimentation with light as a material. Recent and upcoming presentations include Accent Sisters, Bombay Beach Biennale, Chashama, CLEA RSKY West, Coaxial Arts, Cristina Grajales, The Emily Harvey Foundation, The Future Perfect, Jonald Dudd, Little Lightning Gallery, NADA New York with 95gallon, nonfilms, myplasticheart, Ridgewood Off-Kilter, Stephen Street Gallery, The Orchard, Thirty Tigers, and Transgressive Records. He has collaborated extensively with Newtown Creek Alliance to create multimedia artwork that raises awareness of environmental issues.
Fallow Frames Biennial 2026
September 19 — 20 2026
Ridgewood, Queens NY
1pm — 6pm
20 Empty Tree Beds - 24 Participating Artists
Ridgewood's sidewalks contain more than 800 empty street tree beds, roughly one for every 90 residents. For one weekend, twenty of these overlooked spaces will be transformed into temporary, site-specific artworks by 23 participating artists.
Visitors are invited to explore the neighborhood on foot, discovering how contemporary art can temporarily transform familiar streets while reflecting on public space, urban ecology, and the hidden potential of the city's overlooked landscape.