Client: SMUD-Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Location: Sacramento, CA, United States
Completion date: 2014
Project Team
Client
Sue Anne Foster
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Artist
Phill Evans
Phill Evans Sculptural Design
Overview
BALANCE OF POWER- Sacramento Municipal Utility District gave decommissioned Solar panels to artist to use in a prize exhibition. Using Fire, Wind, Light and Water elements that the has been used by the Utility to produce electricity. I balanced the working solar panels and the bronze tree/ fire glass, with water glass,steel and stone. H-11ft W-7ft D-3ft- Steel, Stone, Glass, Bronze, Aluminum, Plastic, electrical current from Solar panels and interactive oscillation by touch and wind.
Goals
The sculptural concept using a diverse collection of materials and processes exhibits interesting complexities and solutions. The Utility is proving that our electrical needs can be met with a balance of creative solutions that leads to a balance with earth resources.
Process
Artist given decommissioned solar panels and told to - go for it.
Additional Information
There are 25 plus artist in this show and it is very exciting. SOLART