Transforming several of Ricardo Breceda’s Sky Art sculptures by wrapping them in vibrant fuchsia satin, calling to mind the momentary visual intensity of a desert bloom.
Inspired by the elemental forces at play in the Borrego Valley, Anna Sew Hoy developed Fast Fashion for a Fallow Land to be as playful as it is dramatic. She transformed several of Ricardo Breceda’s Sky Art sculptures by wrapping them in vibrant fuchsia satin, calling to mind the momentary visual intensity of a desert bloom.
The material brought these theatrically posed animal forms to life with motion and sound as it danced in the wind.
The bright color accentuated the fundamental shapes of the metal beasts while softening them, leaving a visual impression that will remain long after the month-long installation. The artist has described the gesture of wrapping at the heart of this project as “care, swaddling, abstracting, holding up, and highlighting.”
The process of weathering
