light lines
nine steel framed mirrors were anchored into the rugged hills surrounding the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center at University of Texas at El Paso.
Perched above the U.S./Mexico border,
Within the gallery space, sections of wall covering three exterior windows were removed
to allow natural light into the gallery.
As the morning sun rose from El Paso and set each day in Juarez, each mirror was focused
to reflect fleeting moments of sunlight,
carrying with it the color of atmosphere into the coolness of the dark gallery space.
Within the gallery, 5,000 adjoining hand-cut squares
of plaster infused fabric
each measuring 7 x 7 inches were suspended on steel tension cables.
an elaborate surface plasticity
The resulting assembly created
from which the reflected light both shimmered and saturated the white fabric;
dissolved into specks of scintillating sunlight.
in these brief moments, the surface
