detail from TEXT/TILE ; TEXTO/AZULEJO ; CHUUHII/TEHILLY
2024
terra cotta tiles, words in English, Español and ‘Iipay Aa
2024
terra cotta tiles, words in English, Español and ‘Iipay Aa
TEXT/TILE is an immersive terra cotta tiled outdoor courtyard commissioned by the City of San Diego's Commission for Arts and Culture for the Pacific Highlands Ranch Library. The project is conceptually tied to the earliest libraries which were comprised of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script
detail from TEXT/TILE ; TEXTO/AZULEJO ; CHUUHII/TEHILLY
2024
terra cotta tiles, words in English, Español and ‘Iipay Aa
2024
terra cotta tiles, words in English, Español and ‘Iipay Aa
Each tile in the tile set is a letter-- creating a word-find with text in English, Spanish and Kumeyaay.
*Cultural and Language Consultants include Itza Vilaboy, Ana Gloria Rodriguez, Barona Museum and Michael Miswich.
*Fabricated by Ceramica Suro, Guadalajara, MX.
*Cultural and Language Consultants include Itza Vilaboy, Ana Gloria Rodriguez, Barona Museum and Michael Miswich.
*Fabricated by Ceramica Suro, Guadalajara, MX.
TEXT/TILE ; TEXTO/AZULEJO ; CHUUHII/TEHILLY
2024
terra cotta tiles, words in English, Español and ‘Iipay Aa
2024
terra cotta tiles, words in English, Español and ‘Iipay Aa
TEXT/TILE is an immersive terra cotta tiled outdoor courtyard commissioned by the City of San Diego's Commission for Arts and Culture for the Pacific Highlands Ranch Library. The project is conceptually tied to the earliest libraries which were comprised of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script.
Each tile in the tile set is a letter-- creating a word-find with text in English, Spanish and Kumeyaay.
Cultural and Language Consultants include Itza Vilaboy, Ana Gloria Rodriguez, Barona Museum and Michael Miswich.
Fabricated by Ceramica Suro, Guadalajara, MX.
Each tile in the tile set is a letter-- creating a word-find with text in English, Spanish and Kumeyaay.
Cultural and Language Consultants include Itza Vilaboy, Ana Gloria Rodriguez, Barona Museum and Michael Miswich.
Fabricated by Ceramica Suro, Guadalajara, MX.
Bajo el Mismo Sol / Under the Same Sun
2023
Site Sensitive Sculpture, Marine Painted Steel
12 ft x 14 ft x 2.5ft
2023
Site Sensitive Sculpture, Marine Painted Steel
12 ft x 14 ft x 2.5ft
A steel gateway that formalizes a neighborhood paseo with vistas of Tijuana projects the shadow UNDER THE SAME SUN/ BAJO EL MISMO SOL onto the ground.
Commissioned by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture for HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: SAN YSIDRO
Commissioned by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture for HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD: SAN YSIDRO
Constellation for a Conundrum
2014
ceiling-mounted sculpture for PS 51’s atrium commissioned through Public Art for Public Schools, NY, NY
2014
ceiling-mounted sculpture for PS 51’s atrium commissioned through Public Art for Public Schools, NY, NY
Constellation for a Conundrum is a three-dimensional rendering of two different solution strategies to the classic “9 dots puzzle.”
The puzzle is composed of a simple nine-dot grid, three in each row. The challenge is to connect the dots by drawing no more than four straight, continuous lines that pass through each dot—without lifting pencil from paper. Herein lies the conundrum.
Nine objects are suspended from the ceiling representing the nine dots. The aluminum pipe forms a constellation configured to match the solutions to the puzzle. Here, the phrase ‘thinking outside the box’ is most apparent, as it is a restatement of the solution strategy.
The puzzle is composed of a simple nine-dot grid, three in each row. The challenge is to connect the dots by drawing no more than four straight, continuous lines that pass through each dot—without lifting pencil from paper. Herein lies the conundrum.
Nine objects are suspended from the ceiling representing the nine dots. The aluminum pipe forms a constellation configured to match the solutions to the puzzle. Here, the phrase ‘thinking outside the box’ is most apparent, as it is a restatement of the solution strategy.