#urCOLOR: DANDILION

Imposing, robust, and transparent.

Occupying a prominent space within the mall, a colossal dandelion sculpture features gnarled, brown roots on the ground floor, extending upwards through the second and third floors with vibrant green leafy arrows, culminating in a grand yellow orb of a fully bloomed dandelion on the top floor. As observers ascend and descend the escalators, the artwork provides a unique changing perspective, allowing them to peer through the piece and glimpse others. It symbolizes resilience, echoing the enduring spirit of the dandelion. It also is a metaphor of the screens we view others through and what separates us.

During the COVID-19 era, malls served as havens, and this artwork embodies the strength and tenacity akin to a dandelion pushing through asphalt in a parking lot. In the face of adversity—whether the challenges of the pandemic or societal issues like racism and dehumanization—we, like the dandelion, persevere. Flattened but not defeated, we emerge not just surviving but blossoming into something beautiful.

72 feet x 15 feet. 2022-2024, craft yarn on debris netting.

Intended to be seen in the Palisades Mall. As of March 2024, the mall said they cannot hang it. Another site will be found.

images of proposed project at the Palisades Mall