EARTH & SKYLINE
George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
Captured in this piece are images of Houston environments from various altitudes that are conflated into an abstract composition combining imagery of multiple days, weather conditions, seasons and times of day. Time-lapse techniques and digital manipulation are used to represent various moments that blur together and express the actual "passage of time" visually. Within one gesture, they communicate multiple atmospheric qualities of a specific space. Much like a memory trying to resurface, it is a challenge to specifically identify specific components however the mood it creates will resonate as a familiar experience.
From a distance the overall mural reflects a lively, vibrant impression of Houston’s various elevations from bayou images near the bottom, merging upwards into images of city life and nature, and further upwards into the Houston skyline. Upon closer inspection, the viewer will discover many details that give away its specific locations.
The vertical-striated rhythm created from the imagery is also expressed sculpturally as acrylic strips that are pinned inches off the wall, giving the piece dimensionality and colorful shadows.
Photography: Pablo Gimenez Zapiola