If – Then
1997 – 2007 Awarded commission by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to create public art for the Department of Recreation and Parks for the Downey Child Care Facility in Lincoln Heights, California
The theme of a journey is used in the inside of the building, using linoleum, on the lobby wall, the lobby floor, and out onto the exterior two color concrete patio. The children can actually make up their own physical journey. The patio carries an abbreviated labyrinth which contains the work “IF” and continues into the classroom with the labyrinth motif, snaking back out onto the patio. The “if…then” refers to the choices one makes on the path of life.
The second thing that informs this design is the building itself – with its access to light, a reference to enlightenment, and the many rectangular shapes that create its spaces. Traditionally, along the path to “enlightenment,” there are many puzzles to decipher. I decided to include mathematical symbols within the design on the wall. I believe that the wall can be read in two ways, which will hopefully be an interesting puzzle for the children to ponder.
The theme of a journey is used in the inside of the building, using linoleum, on the lobby wall, the lobby floor, and out onto the exterior two color concrete patio. The children can actually make up their own physical journey. The patio carries an abbreviated labyrinth which contains the work “IF” and continues into the classroom with the labyrinth motif, snaking back out onto the patio. The “if…then” refers to the choices one makes on the path of life.
The second thing that informs this design is the building itself – with its access to light, a reference to enlightenment, and the many rectangular shapes that create its spaces. Traditionally, along the path to “enlightenment,” there are many puzzles to decipher. I decided to include mathematical symbols within the design on the wall. I believe that the wall can be read in two ways, which will hopefully be an interesting puzzle for the children to ponder.