--- title: Public Art in Remote Spaces description: Discover remote public art installations that redefine accessibility and engage with nature in unique ways, from desert landscapes to underwater museums. image: https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-11-10%20at%201.18.31%20PM.png --- [![Logo-CODAworx](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-CODAworx.png?width=82&height=45&name=Logo-CODAworx.png "Logo-CODAworx")](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine) [CODAworx Home](https://codaworx.com) # Public Art in Remote Spaces [By Matthew Bowden](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/author/matthew-bowden) 5 min read Nov 10, 2026 ##### Share - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/art-in-remote-spaces&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/art-in-remote-spaces&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Screenshot%202026-11-10%20at%201.18.31%20PM.png](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/art-in-remote-spaces&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/art-in-remote-spaces&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Screenshot%202026-11-10%20at%201.18.31%20PM.png) Public art, by its very nature, exists in a space which belongs to everyone. Yet some of it sits miles from the nearest sidewalk. The projects on this list are tucked into desert basins, perched on mountain ridgelines, hidden among old-growth trees, and even sunk beneath the surface of the sea. Reaching them takes a long drive, a steep hike, or a good pair of fins. That’s the irony: public art is open to all, but these projects are far from public spaces. Then again, isn't the natural wilderness the ultimate public space? Art in these places also behaves differently than it does in the city. There are no plazas or crowds to frame it, only wind, weather, light, and time. Sometimes it blends into the landscape, sometimes it stands against it, and sometimes the landscape slowly reshapes it. Whatever the relationship, the setting becomes part of the piece. Here are some standout CODAworx projects that go the distance: #### **Measuring the Physicality of Void** Uploaded by Arts Enabler **AlUla, Saudi Arabia** ![Measuring the Physicality of Void Uploaded by Arts Enabler](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Measuring%20the%20Physicality%20of%20Void%20Uploaded%20by%20Arts%20Enabler.jpg?width=1000&height=750&name=Measuring%20the%20Physicality%20of%20Void%20Uploaded%20by%20Arts%20Enabler.jpg) [Measuring the Physicality of Void](https://codaworx.com/projects/measuring-the-physicality-of-void-14809) is an acclaimed, site-responsive contemporary sculptural installation created by the Emirati artist Shaikha Al Mazrou. The artwork was commissioned for and exhibited during the second edition of the Desert X AlUla international art festival in 2022, which took place in the ancient desert landscape of AlUla, Saudi Arabia, under the curatorial theme of Sarab (mirages and oases). By explicitly filling literal gaps in the rocks, *Measuring the Physicality of Void* physically mirrors the silent spaces of the desert, serving as a tangible exploration of mass, absence, and the ultimate "inertia of our surroundings." #### ***ASTRONOMIA NOVA*** by FAITH XLVII **Värmland, Sweden** ![ASTRONOMIA NOVA, SWEDEN, 2017 Uploaded by FAITH XLVII](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ASTRONOMIA%20NOVA%2c%20SWEDEN%2c%202017%20Uploaded%20by%20FAITH%20XLVII.webp?width=1280&height=855&name=ASTRONOMIA%20NOVA%2c%20SWEDEN%2c%202017%20Uploaded%20by%20FAITH%20XLVII.webp)[Astronomia Nova](https://codaworx.com/projects/astronomia-nova-sweden-2017-2658) is an acclaimed series of immersive, site-specific art installations and public murals created by the South African-born multidisciplinary artist FAITH XLVII in collaboration with Lyall Sprong. Created for the Artscape Festival, the artists projected an image of a glowing, rotating moon onto a round canvas suspended deep within a dense forest. It served as an ode to external forces and timekeepers that predate human history. #### ***Tale of the Tongs*** by Travis Price **Inishturk Island, Ireland** **![tale of the tongs](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tale%20of%20the%20tongs.jpg?width=2560&height=1692&name=tale%20of%20the%20tongs.jpg)** [Tale of the Tongs](https://codaworx.com/projects/tale-of-the-tongs-8858) is a permanent architectural monument and memorial installation designed by visionary American architect Travis Price, FAIA, in collaboration with his graduate design-build students from The Catholic University of America's "Spirit of Place" studio. Built on the remote island of Inishturk in County Mayo, Ireland, the project functions as a striking clifftop legacy marker. It was built in an astonishing nine days by the students alongside local Irish stonemasons and community members. The memorial was commissioned as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013, an initiative welcoming home the descendants of the global Irish diaspora. Sited on the island’s common land, the project honors the six remaining historic family clans on the island (Heanue, Heaney, O'Toole, Concannon, Faherty, and Prendergast) while spiritually bridging the gap for the millions who emigrated. #### ***The Underwater Museum of Art (UMA)*** by Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (NW Florida) **Atlantic Ocean off of Santa Rosa Beach, FL** **![The Underwater Museum of Art (UMA) 1](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Underwater%20Museum%20of%20Art%20(UMA)%201.jpg?width=3840&height=2160&name=The%20Underwater%20Museum%20of%20Art%20(UMA)%201.jpg)** [The Underwater Museum of Art (UMA)](https://codaworx.com/projects/the-underwater-museum-of-art-uma-15131) is the first permanent underwater sculpture garden in the United States. Located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Grayton Beach State Park in Northwest Florida, the project was deployed by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) in partnership with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA). The museum seamlessly fuses contemporary art with marine conservation by transforming custom-designed sculptures into active artificial reefs. The UMA provides a unique creative site for divers while simultaneously establishing critical marine habitats.  #### **Telenatural** by 900 North Studio Fraser, CO ![Telenatural Uploaded by 900 North Studio](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Telenatural%20Uploaded%20by%20900%20North%20Studio.webp?width=1536&height=1024&name=Telenatural%20Uploaded%20by%20900%20North%20Studio.webp) [Telenatural](https://codaworx.com/projects/telenatural-25462) is a striking large-scale public art sculpture commissioned by the town of Fraser, Colorado. The artwork was envisioned by lead artist Billy Joe Miller alongside collaborators Giffen Clark Ott and Nick Shekerjian, with engineering, precision manufacturing, and structural assembly executed by the specialty fabrication firm 900 North Studios. Designed as a site-responsive intervention, the sculpture captures, frames, and bounces ambient mountain light. It dynamically alters its visual appearance depending on the angle of the sun, shifting clouds, and sky tones throughout the day. #### **Golden Ramhorn** by Jessica Bodner **Livingston, MT** ![Golden Ramhorn Uploaded by Jessica Bodner](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Golden%20Ramhorn%20Uploaded%20by%20Jessica%20Bodner.webp?width=2560&height=1301&name=Golden%20Ramhorn%20Uploaded%20by%20Jessica%20Bodner.webp) *[Golden Ramhorn](https://codaworx.com/projects/golden-ramhorn-10497)* is a large-scale outdoor steel sculpture created by American artist and naturalist Jessica Kay Bodner. Standing at impressive dimensions, the monumental woven-metal piece serves as an environmental tribute and a powerful visual anchor within its landscape. #### *Ánica* by Manuel Lozano La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico ![Ánica Uploaded by Manuel Lozano](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/%C3%81nica%20Uploaded%20by%20Manuel%20Lozano.jpeg?width=2048&height=1238&name=%C3%81nica%20Uploaded%20by%20Manuel%20Lozano.jpeg) [*Ánica*](https://codaworx.com/projects/%C3%A1nica-19690) is an award-winning contemporary art project created by Mexican artist Manuel Lozano. Conceived entirely for public space, the project explores the dialogue between organic landscapes and digital technology. #### *PLATFORM* by Nathaniel Ancheta Antelope Acres, California ![PLATFORM Uploaded by Nathaniel Ancheta](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/PLATFORM%20Uploaded%20by%20Nathaniel%20Ancheta.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=PLATFORM%20Uploaded%20by%20Nathaniel%20Ancheta.jpg) [PLATFORM](https://codaworx.com/projects/platform-13990) is a monumental, interactive land art installation created by the American artist, curator, and designer Nathaniel Cas Ancheta in 2020. The entire concept behind PLATFORM is heavily inspired by the rapid expansion of massive industrial solar farms throughout the Antelope Valley. Constructed out of acrylic mirror, wood, and copper in the desert landscape of Antelope Acres in the Western Mojave Desert, California, the artwork serves as both a physical site-responsive intervention and a functional outdoor exhibition stage for a six-month curatorial group exhibition titled AIR 2020: Solar Field. #### ***Transmission*** by Daniel Popper Joshua Tree, CA ![Transmission Uploaded by Daniel Popper 2](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Transmission%20Uploaded%20by%20Daniel%20Popper%202.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=Transmission%20Uploaded%20by%20Daniel%20Popper%202.jpg) [Transmission](https://codaworx.com/projects/transmission-12291) is a monumental, surreal public sculpture created by the world-renowned South African multidisciplinary artist Daniel Popper. Completed in 2021, the massive installation stands as a striking spiritual beacon in the desert landscape of Joshua Tree, California, exploring the intimate connection between the human body, the earth, and the cosmos.  #### ***Tatanka Wanagi*** by Formed For/Brodin Sculptures Bigfork, Montana ![Tatanka Wanagi Uploaded by Formed ForBrodin Sculptures](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tatanka%20Wanagi%20Uploaded%20by%20Formed%20ForBrodin%20Sculptures.webp?width=3018&height=1696&name=Tatanka%20Wanagi%20Uploaded%20by%20Formed%20ForBrodin%20Sculptures.webp) [Tatanka Wanagi](https://codaworx.com/projects/tatanka-wanagi-28792) (which translates from Lakota to "Buffalo Bull's Ghost") is a public monumental sculptural installation by the artist duo Gavin & Kelley Brodin. Located in Bigfork, Montana, the piece was represented and fabricated in partnership with Formed For (Formed For Sculptures), a specialized sculpture brand and studio co-founded by the Brodins that engineers large-scale and collectible works specifically for the luxury design trade and public spaces. #### *Forest Mixer* by Daily tous les jours Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada ![Forest Mixer Uploaded by Daily tous les jours](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Forest%20Mixer%20Uploaded%20by%20Daily%20tous%20les%20jours.jpg?width=3290&height=2193&name=Forest%20Mixer%20Uploaded%20by%20Daily%20tous%20les%20jours.jpg) [Forest Mixer](https://codaworx.com/projects/forest-mixer-28878) is an innovative public art installation and acoustic ecology project created by the Montreal-based design studio Daily tous les jours. Located in a fragile, rewilding coastal Douglas-fir forest on Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada, the project acts as a “voice composting system” that bridges human presence with the subterranean ecosystem. The project expands on scientific research suggesting that soil organisms, trees, and fungi respond to specific sounds and low-frequency vibrations, which can help stimulate ecosystem communication and soil health. Visitors speak, whisper, or sing short messages into an accessible, low-set microphone or sculptural “whispering dishes” nestled in the clearing. The spoken phrases travel through a tubular structure, stretching into rising harmonic melodies before slowly decomposing into low-frequency, seismic pulses. These vibrations can be physically felt by visitors through a platform and seep directly into the forest floor to communicate with the root and fungal networks below. #### ***The House in the Boat the Boat in the House*** by Ilan Averbuch **Nieheim, Germany** ![The House in the Boat the Boat in the House, 2019 Uploaded by Ilan Averbuch](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20House%20in%20the%20Boat%20the%20Boat%20in%20the%20House%2c%202019%20Uploaded%20by%20Ilan%20Averbuch.jpg?width=1920&height=1401&name=The%20House%20in%20the%20Boat%20the%20Boat%20in%20the%20House%2c%202019%20Uploaded%20by%20Ilan%20Averbuch.jpg) [The House in the Boat, The Boat in the House](https://codaworx.com/projects/the-house-in-the-boat-the-boat-in-the-house-2019-10174) is a permanent, site-specific public sculpture installation created by the internationally acclaimed artist Ilan Averbuch. Completed in 2019, the massive physical installation is located at the Gut Holzhausen Estate in Nieheim, Germany (as part of the Nieheimer Kunstpfad or Nieheim Art Trail). According to Averbuch, the work acts as an architectural metaphor exploring the intrinsic duality of the human spirit: the house represents a place with literal and figurative roots bound to the earth—a permanent symbol of stability, home, sedentary life, and safety, while the boat represents a nomadic, seafaring vessel designed to journey into the unknown—a symbol of exploration, fantasy, dreams, restlessness, and adventure. #### ***Earth Portal*** by pasha radetzki **Instituto Catuçaba, Brazil** ![Earth Portal Uploaded by pasha radetzki](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Earth%20Portal%20Uploaded%20by%20pasha%20radetzki.webp?width=2200&height=1467&name=Earth%20Portal%20Uploaded%20by%20pasha%20radetzki.webp)   The [Earth Portals](https://codaworx.com/projects/earth-portal-12940) series by New York-based artist Pasha Radetzki is a collection of massive, eco-conscious public art and landscape installations designed to rethink boundaries, human connectivity, and our integration with nature. The series features several site-specific "portals" constructed globally.  **Portal do Sul (Global South)** (pictured) is located in the Pinga Rio Valley near São Paulo, Brazil, spanning a massive hundred-hectare mountainous terrain. Radetzki worked closely with local laborers to build the house-sized, goalpost-like architectural facades using entirely reclaimed and recycled local timber. The open structure mimics the facade of an old Brazilian countryside house, conceptually functioning as an open "house of nature" that unites humanity. #### ***Econario*** by Thijs Biersteker ![1-Econario-ThijsBiersteker-2022](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1-Econario-ThijsBiersteker-2022.jpeg?width=5906&height=2762&name=1-Econario-ThijsBiersteker-2022.jpeg) [Econario](https://codaworx.com/projects/econario-13194) is a 5-meter (16.4-foot) tall kinetic, data-driven robotic sculpture created by Dutch ecological artist Thijs Biersteker. 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