Systems on the Move was commissioned by the NYC Department of Education and the NYC School Construction Authority Public Art for Public Schools Program, in collaboration with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program.

Dannielle Tegeder’s Systems on the Move is a porcelain enamel mural located in the lobby of IS 323 in Manhattan. The artwork consists of 9 panels and is 8 feet tall and 36 feet long. It depicts an interconnected network of abstract lines, dots and shapes rendered in autumnal colors. The imagery was inspired by architectural drawings, mechanical drawings, maps, traffic routes and HVAC schematics. In making of Systems on the Move, Tegeder mirrored the process in which a blueprint is translated into a real, permanent structure. She started with a detailed technical drawing which she then digitized and enlarged. That enlarged image was then produced in lasting materials of steel and enamel. The finished piece calls to mind people and cities in motion, connected through a complex system. Circles, squares, and lines become routes, conduits, stations, and hubs as they zigzag through the composition. 

-New York City School Construction Authority