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"MICA LIGHT" -- What could they build on such an oddly shaped piece of property that towers above Howard Street? Over months I watched the contraction equipment and the building material grow as the building began to take shape. Initially, I thought the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) was preparing a sculpture for "Artscape," but during one of my frequent bike rides in the area, I realized its sheer size indicated something different.

The building continued to intrigue me and once the glass was in place it began to interest me photographically. Different times during the day I would pass this building, which I soon learned to be the Brown Center, and I would shoot a few frames of its polygonal shape which made it seem more sculptural.

When I first saw the Brown Center flooded with lights from within, the structure as a building ceased and the sculpture appeared as a luminous phenomenon. It is a celebration of light, so to speak. The movement of the...