Commemorative Marker
Public Art
Miami FL
2012 (Completion)


This commemorative artwork recalls the enormous MIAMI ORANGE BOWL sign from the stadium that stood on the site from 1937 until its demolition in 2008. The letters from the sign are reconstructed at their original ten-foot height and scattered throughout the east plaza of the Marlins Ballpark. Their positions capture an ambiguous moment between destruction and rebuilding: some letters stand vertically, others submerge themselves in the ground, and others lay horizontally as if at rest. As visitors move through the plaza, they create new alignments between the letters, spelling out different words as they glimpse the new stadium through fragments of the old.