Grove 2008

University of Illinois Urbana Champagne, Wassaja Hall

Dimensions: Mosaic wall – 16’ x 35’; Canopy – 20’ x 18’ x 11’

Materials: Byzantine glass mosaic, laser-cut aluminum

Budget: $200,000

Fabricator: Mosaika Art and Design

Mosaic feature wall and shade canopy for a new cultural district in downtown Claremont that included the adaptive reuse of former fruit-packing plants into artist studios, museum, theater, restaurants and shops. The artwork references the area’s early citrus-growing industry in a contemporary, non-nostalgic way for this small town containing four universities.