Portal (for Silver Eel Cove), 2026, Lighthouse Works, Fishers Island, U.S.A.
Aluminium frame, green edge-lit Plexiglass.
14ft (h) x 12ft (w) x 12ft (d)
Portal (for Silver Eel Cove) is a light and space sculpture that responds to Silver Eel Cove, Fishers Island as a place of passage, welcome and farewell. Fabricated in aluminum and fluorescent green Plexiglass, the work is both object and threshold: a pared-back architectural form that frames the coastal landscape while creating a place to enter, pause, and look outward. Bradley’s practice explores the relationship between light, place, and memory and Portal brings those concerns into direct conversation with the cove’s shifting conditions of sun, tide, ferry traffic, and public life.
Sited at the entrance to Silver Eel Cove where the island ferry passes, Portal acts as a permeable pavilion, inviting gathering and creativity. As part of the project world-leading Composer Anna Clyne was invited to create a work for Portal responding to its light-reactive form and unique site. As the seasons shift between May and December, Portal will change in appearance, alternating between frame, beacon, and space of transformation.
Portal (for Silver Eel Cove) is the thirteenth temporary public sculpture commissioned by Lighthouse Works. The 2026 commission was selected through a community-led process in which a committee of Fishers Island residents chose Bradley’s proposal from a shortlist of five artists. Marking Bradley’s first public commission in the United States, Portal extends Lighthouse Works’ commitment to bringing ambitious contemporary art into meaningful dialogue with the landscape and community of Fishers Island.
Click on the link to access Anna Clyne’s new composition for Portal (for Silver Eel Cove)