BELCHERTOWN — Brendan Stecchini and his art sculpture “Reflective Wind” will be on display on the front lawn of Clapp Memorial Library through mid-October.

Stecchini has resided in western Massachusetts since 1972 and has spent the last 25 years in Belchertown.

Throughout this time, Stecchini has had numerous art exhibitions and awards in painting and sculpture.
For almost 30 years his focus has been on creating public, kinetic, interactive sculpture and he has had installations and commissions in cities, parks, museums, and colleges.

His sculpture, “Reflective Wind,” is designed to be a visually dynamic and engaging experience, viewed up close and from afar, contemplative of the surrounding environment and our place in it.

He described his artwork as “an equilateral, triangular pyramid, derived from ancient history, mathematics and engineering. It distinctly defines and locates a single reference point on our global

Earth and uses stainless steel mirrors to reach out and reflect the surroundings.”

Stecchini added, “‘Reflective Wind’ is perhaps like a scientific instrument, a lighthouse; the round mirror projects light and reflections, turning 360 degrees and oscillating in the wind somewhat like a weathervane.”

It is the center and focal point of the sculpture, looking in and reflecting out.

The mirrors on the outside of the legs capture light, the sky, and the upper reaches of trees.

The mirrors on the inside reflect the ground and footprints.

“The polished, stainless steel rod on top points the entire sculpture to the heavens, like a lightning rod,” Stecchini said.

Stecchini added he recommends people go and experience the piece for themselves in person to further understand the piece as it is kinetic and constantly moving.