Mixed media (ceramic, sandblasted glass, light)
Inspired by and created especially for Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Temperate Zone is my interpretation of the ingenious perforated earthenware cooling pots, with a reservoir of water beneath, created by the indigenous population hundreds of years ago and who reside in the garden today. When I visited the garden, I noticed that where people congregated, misting systems were used to cool the air. Temperate Zone creates a circle of 16 cooling pots filled and lit from within by gentle light and positioned to create a chilled-out zone for people to meet and converse.
