Surrender to its Warm Embrace
Also my experience of Las Vegas was of extremely hot temperatures. It was the perfect place to make a sun installation with the phrase Surrender to its Warm Embrace. The sun is the most important source of energy for life on earth and where better to feel this but in the middle of the desert.
Commissioner
Charlotte Dutoit
Curator, Justkids
Location
Downtown Las Vegas,
USA
Photographers
Luke Morgan
Morag Myerscough
Temporary Installation
Completion
September 2017
Project Legacy
Scaffolding was hired.
The panels have been stored
with the intention to rebuild
it at some point.
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