Oculus

1998 Chambers Street /Park Place (A, C, 2, 3) New York City Transit

“Oculus” is located in passageways under the World Trade Center and was largely untouched by the events of 9/11. “Oculus” will also be visible at the Cortlandt Street Station after construction is completed. Jones and Ginzel's work consists of over 300 unique mosaic renderings that use the oculus - the eye - as the central symbol. In their words, "’Oculus’ was created to personalize and integrate the stations. Eyes are both subtle and strong - they engage passing individuals, allowing for meditation or inviting dialogue." The eyes are from the artists' photographs taken in New York, which were selected for the diversity of the subjects' eyes. An enormous central eye set in the floor, grounds the composition and serves as the centerpiece of a map of the world which radiates outward.