I am manifesting physical space that supports the experience of relearning language. I want to provide you with the opportunity of returning to a point in life where you do not remember the effects of our culture in the shaping of how we "normally see." For me, this point is primordial and timeless – a place of metaphysical observance and clarity of our own cosmic birth.
• ORION FREDERICKS •
Elemental Artist
I am manifesting physical space that supports the experience of relearning language. I want to provide you with the opportunity of returning to a point in life where you do not remember the effects of our culture in the shaping of how we "normally see." For me, this point is primordial and timeless – a place of metaphysical observance and clarity of our own cosmic birth.
• ORION FREDERICKS •
Elemental Artist
THE SCOOP
THE SCOOP
SPOTLIGHT
GILLY
Gilly is a 21-foot-long, 16-foot-high stainless steel sculpture permanently installed at Area15 in Las Vegas. Channeling a primal, alien beauty through its sensual, fluid form and hallucinogenic firebursts (reaching over 1,200°F), it breathes flames from twin mouths and along its spine, creating cascades of liquid light while producing a deep, rhythmic soundscape that transforms each ignition into an elemental symphony. As the matriarch of "the Twins," an imagined species of evolving creatures, Gilly's seamless, ambiguous structure and subtle forward-leaning proboscis evoke a living presence—pulsing, breathing, and steeped in heat, rhythm, and mystery.
SPOTLIGHT
GILLY
Gilly is a 21-foot-long, 16-foot-high stainless steel sculpture permanently installed at Area15 in Las Vegas. Channeling a primal, alien beauty through its sensual, fluid form and hallucinogenic firebursts (reaching over 1,200°F), it breathes flames from twin mouths and along its spine, creating cascades of liquid light while producing a deep, rhythmic soundscape that transforms each ignition into an elemental symphony. As the matriarch of "the Twins," an imagined species of evolving creatures, Gilly's seamless, ambiguous structure and subtle forward-leaning proboscis evoke a living presence—pulsing, breathing, and steeped in heat, rhythm, and mystery.
ABOUT
Orion Fredericks was first inspired by a variety of materials while attending the University of Alfred in NY. This inspiration led to producing bodies of work at Pillchuck Glass School in Washington, where he worked and continued to hone his craft.
Fredericks then became the first studio manager and volunteer coordinator at The Crucible, where he helped to bring to life the vision of industrial education for the community in Oakland, CA. While continuing to teach at the Crucible, he worked as a performance fire sculptor with the group THERM, where he further explored "the voice of the flame" by night. By day, he was exploring it's counter-element of water through monumental fountains for civic and private installation.
Orion's continued to further collaborate with other industrial artists and has been creating his own series of work for over 20 years. He's shown at various venues all over the U.S., small and large gathering events, music events, private showings, and commissioned civic installations since 1999.
ABOUT
Orion Fredericks was first inspired by a variety of materials while attending the University of Alfred in NY. This inspiration led to producing bodies of work at Pillchuck Glass School in Washington, where he worked and continued to hone his craft.
Fredericks then became the first studio manager and volunteer coordinator at The Crucible, where he helped to bring to life the vision of industrial education for the community in Oakland, CA. While continuing to teach at the Crucible, he worked as a performance fire sculptor with the group THERM, where he further explored "the voice of the flame" by night. By day, he was exploring it's counter-element of water through monumental fountains for civic and private installation.
Orion's continued to further collaborate with other industrial artists and has been creating his own series of work for over 20 years. He's shown at various venues all over the U.S., small and large gathering events, music events, private showings, and commissioned civic installations since 1999.