Houston, TX.
School Project, University of Houston
“The role of artwork is no longer to form imaginary and utopian realities, but to actually be ways of living, and models of action within existing realities, whatever scale chosen by the artist”. The Electro-shade is a relational art piece at the site of a major rail and bus transportation node, that acts as a waiting station for rail and bus passengers providing shade for those waiting. At the same time the Electro-shade is composed of photo voltaic cells at the top that provide electricity to the shapes allowing people to charge their electronic devices. The design is arranged by a series of tangent circles which create a grid. The circles create a triangle which is also repeated throughout the structure. This project was done in collaboration with Ivan López and Norma Sántos .