Yuehan Selina Ma (Communication Design ’26) and Yichen Jack Ji (Design Technology ’26) created this public art project at the Manhattan Park Pool Club on Roosevelt Island, NYC. The contemporary design pays tribute to the fluidity of freedom itself, with each stroke and color choice breaking away from traditional forms. Instead of the geometries commonly found in pool design, organic shapes were used to mirror the natural paths of rivers and streams — unhindered and sovereign. The abstract motifs encircling the canvas honor the boundless sky, ever-changing clouds, and lush landscapes–elements that coexist harmoniously with water. This colorful mural on the pool deck spans over 8,000 square feet and took 42 gallons of paint and fifteen days to complete.
“Selina and Jack continue to use and expand their First Year space and materiality. vocabulary.
They learn that scale is one of sculpture’s greatest tools and space is a material. Selina and Jack have pushed beyond the scale of the classroom, expanding to the outdoors and into the grand scale and space of the public realm.”
—–Carol Peligian, Parsons First Year faculty member
Check out these links too – to an article about the project from SECRET NYC and Instagram posts from The Corcoran Group and Manhattan Park Apartments!