Tiles installed at MoCA Goldman warehouse in Miami.

Installation shot at MoCA, Goldman warehouse in Miami for the show entitled “The Possibility of an Island” curated by Ruba Katrib. Christina-Lei-Rodriguez’s sculptures in the foreground and Mungo Thomson’s “Negative Space” photo mural appears in the background.

Proposal rendering

Terrazzo, brass, plastic.
43″‘x43″x8″
Series of 3

These works were created on the occasion of a show entitled “The Possibility of an Island” organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami and curated by Ruba Katrib.
From the press release:

Featuring a group of international artists working in a variety of media, the exhibition explores the poetic and philosophical sides of science fiction literature. These artists approach science fiction as a genre that provides diversion from the banality of everyday life, making our current dreams and anxieties more spectacular. The Possibility of an Island examines fantasies for the future, which reveal desires to escape pressing social and political concerns. Covering themes from habitation and technology to fear and hope,the exhibition illustrates the present time through extraordinary treatments of the past, present, and future.

These tiles were made in collaboration with the Raelian movement as the first pieces of an embassy planned for future construction. I joined the group and read the books explaining the teachings of the prophet as well as the values Raelians share. After consulting with some members and learning about the goals of the organization I decided to put myself in the service of the Elohim and make an artwork which would be incorporated into the movement.

I worked with Giancarlo Sardone of Miami Nice Floors to design inlaid terrazzo tiles which could later be set into the larger embassy floor. The three designs are based on crop circles which appeared together in Britain, one of which happens to be the exact floor plan of the proposed Raelian embassy. This has led some to believe that the other two designs could be considered alternate plans for the embassy. The tiles are intended to incorporate these alternates into the architecture of the final embassy design. The tiles are displayed on plastic pallets to facilitate transport until they are placed in the floor of the embassy.