DESIGN PORTFOLIO : INSTALLATIONS + ENVIRONMENTS

Curious gatherings, immersive worlds, and the portals that take you there.

“Crash Landing”

Installation Design

Collaboration with Tessa Register

Suwanee Hulaween, 2022

Concept drawings, lighting design, fabrication of decoration elements and interactivity. The mysterious aquatic-disco spaceship made a rough landing in the swamp, tearing the haul in half but safely delivering its inhabitants. Festival-goers could spin the tri-layered, jewel-encrusted ship wheel to create a mesmerizing kinetic mandala. Groovy corals and bizzare gadgets invited guests to dive deepr into the wreckage, to uncover clues about the craft’s origins and piece together their important message - PLUR

“El Cambio Esta en El Aire”

Atmosphere and Decoration Design

Mobiles by Yessica Rios

Sonidos Del Lago, 2023

Design, fabrication, and coordination of decoration elements. Created to honor el Lago de Chapala, the largest body of water inland Mexico, and to raise awareness for the heavy impacts of polution in the area. Colorful fabric, flowers, and a variety of mobiles all moved gently with the breeze, revealing the subtle flow of energy connecting each space.

“El Espiral Surreal”

Creative Direction

Tepoztlán, 2021

One month before, clues dropped out of the sky and curiosity was aroused - eager attendees began solving riddles and searching for hidden treasures all around town. Each key doubled as a ticket to entry and a crucial piece of the final puzzle, collectively solved under the light of the full moon at midnight. This event brought together over 25 local artists - live painters, sculptors, fire spinners, character actors, dream constellators, tarot readers, installation artists, virtual reality and interactive projection mapping. Atendees showed up in costume and BROUGHT THEIR OWN CUPS - my favorite party initiatve of all time. As a result we produced less than one bag of trash from a 200 person event, fuck yeah.

LIST OF CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

“El Bosque Escondido”

Creative Directon + Stage Design

Collaboration with Brian Dean and Felipe Gandara

Tepoztlán, 2022

This event brought together a collection of local artists - DJs, aerial performers, highline acrobats, fire spinners, and gallery painters. There was a giant blank canvas and guests created a collective mural. We enjoyed locally produced beer, mezcal, and pulque, as well as tacos veganos a la canasta - que rico!

The stage was built with a wooden frame and bamboo exterior, LED outline and custom DJ table. Two geomentric tree platforms, also made from bamboo, allowed for elevated dancing, lounging, and highline acess.

“Jaula del Fuego”

Installation Design

Syntesia, 2022

Interactive Cage of Fire, hanging, spinning, bamboo chandelier with symetrically balanced candles in bottles. Suspended from the enormous arm of a rubber tree. Guests could crawl uner and into the cage, dancing with and spinning the cage around them.

“Gargoyle Wings”

Installation Revamp

Original work by Matthew Cheesin

Hulaween, 2021

Two sets of bright new wings for old swamp guys. Bamboo and tule, 4m x 5m.

“El Lucha Libre”

Creative Direction

Collaboration with Daley Yoshimura

The Greenhouse, SLC, 2019

The end of the Greenhouse Party Era.

What a DOOZY! Enthusiasm allll around, we had a night full of shiny spandex and high-flying foes. Dale went full MC with an incredible stretch on the mic, Meaghan was de-masked and the shame will forever haunt her. Our tiny home stadium stood the test of many erratic dance moves and several leaping luchadores. Eliana NAILED the playlist (as always) and we all reveled in the glory of her cumbia roots. Kim the pro-wrestler came through with hilarious tutorials on how to fight, and EVERY SINGLE PERSON wore a costume!! I will never forget this night!

As per Greenhouse Standard, all deco was reused/repurposed/restyled/upcycled from parties past, thrift stores, or curbside. Kitchen Rainbow was hand cut by many pals into the delicate papel picado which hung overhead. We went jamón on the string lights (combining personal collections with desert party collections and supplementing with friend loans), of course the og Deep Sea blossoms came out to play. Dale stumbled upon the good fortune of an XXL printer for those AMAZING old school lucha posters, which proudly hang in various homes to this day. The stadium was made from scrap 3form panels (sick) and I’m pretty sure the adhesive was the only thing we bought in prep for this party? Ahh we also splurged on a piñata from the local Rancho Market, but didn’t have the heart to fill or destroy it, long live that party star! BYOCup is the greatest thing ever, 100%