hospitability photos on Flickr

LIGHT BLOOM by HYBYCOZO is a limited-time exhibit where nature and light converge. This mesmerizing display invites you to explore the Garden transformed by stunning geometric light installations that illuminate the beauty of the desert landscape in a new way. As the sun sets, LIGHT BLOOM comes to life, casting intricate shadows and vibrant hues across the Garden. Wander the trails and let the enchanting installations transport you to a magical realm where the natural world meets the abstract.

HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Based in Los Angeles, their work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with pattern and texture that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Typically illuminated, the work celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry. HYBYCOZO is short for the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone, a nod to their favorite novel (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and was the title of their first installation in 2014. They continue to create under this name. In the novel earth was being destroyed to make way for a bypass. It lead Serge and Yelena to ask what it means to make art at a time where the earth’s hospitable time in the universe may be limited.

Q: Walk us through your creative process?

A: The focus of our creative process is to explore the intricate interplay between geometry, light, space and to inspire contemplation, wonder and a sense of place among our audiences. Geometry and pattern-making serve as the backbone of our creative expression. It is the framework through which we navigate the complexities of form, proportion and spatial relationships. Patterns, both simple and complex, have a profound impact on our perception and understanding of the world. They possess the ability to evoke a sense of order, balance and aesthetic pleasure. Pattern making and geometry offer us a means of storytelling and communication. These patterns serve as conduits for deeper exploration, provoking introspection and contemplation to uncover the underlying symbols embedded within the human psyche.

Q: What inspired the concept of LIGHT BLOOM?

A: Just as many cactus and desert plants have evolved to produce night-blooming flowers, adapting to their environment and thriving in darkness, our sculptures come alive after sunset, blossoming with light and transforming the night into a glowing landscape of art and geometry.

Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.

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"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."

Desert Botanical Garden

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The kind of blue that keeps you awake at night, just because you miss it so much by Ar'alani

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After a somewhat... crowded experience at Peyto Lake, Nathan and I gladly moved on to quieter parts. I really dislike people who make snarky comments while I'm taking pictures, inferring just loud enough for me to hear that they could take their fantastic picture if someone (i.e. me) wasn't in their way, without them having the courage to just nicely ask me to move for a sec. Y'know, I'm a fairly considerate person and would gladly allow you to take your pictures on my tiny little corner of the overlook. Just ask! Gee! Do I really look that mean?

Anyway, Waterfowl Lake was much more hospitable. There are things I don't like about this picture, and wish I had a chance to re-shoot. For example, I wish I'd allowed the mountains to fully reflect in the water (more water, less sky). I'm not sure what inspired that decision. Still, the colors! And I have to have a reason to go back, right? Well, guess I didn't need yet another one.

KwaZulu, RSA by Peter aka diskdoc

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This part of South Africa, Zululand, was never colonised. The invading British Army was partly wiped out at the Battle of Isandlwana in 1879 and although the Zulu wars were inevitably won no attempt was made to move settlers into the area. The land is not particularly attractive, and there were plenty of more hospitable farming areas. It remains desolate and sparsely populated

Hummingbird sipping nectar! by Steve

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I went to the Hummingbird Sanctuary yesterday,

they were so many it was so amazing to see, soon will be going south,

I took my first one in 2008,

Please click on the link bellow to learn more,

Thanks dear Paul for being so hospitable!

Point of View - Light Bloom - The Art of Hybycozo - Desert Botanical Garden - night by Al_HikesAZ

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This HYBYCOZO sculpture titled Point of View is in the Kitchell Family Heritage Garden.

Point of View 2022

Stainless Steel, Powder Coat Pigment, LED

This sculpture's patterns draw inspiration from Ukrainian cross-stitching, a traditional folk art from Ukraine, the birthplace of HYBYCOZO artist Yelena Flipchuk. This tribute to her cultural origins invites visitors to reflect on grief, resilience, joy, and the yearning for peace.

Please spin artwork gently.

LIGHT BLOOM by HYBYCOZO is a limited-time exhibit where nature and light converge. This mesmerizing display invites you to explore the Garden transformed by stunning geometric light installations that illuminate the beauty of the desert landscape in a new way. As the sun sets, LIGHT BLOOM comes to life, casting intricate shadows and vibrant hues across the Garden. Wander the trails and let the enchanting installations transport you to a magical realm where the natural world meets the abstract.

HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Based in Los Angeles, their work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with pattern and texture that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Typically illuminated, the work celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry. HYBYCOZO is short for the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone, a nod to their favorite novel (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and was the title of their first installation in 2014. They continue to create under this name. In the novel earth was being destroyed to make way for a bypass. It lead Serge and Yelena to ask what it means to make art at a time where the earth’s hospitable time in the universe may be limited.

Q: Walk us through your creative process?

A: The focus of our creative process is to explore the intricate interplay between geometry, light, space and to inspire contemplation, wonder and a sense of place among our audiences. Geometry and pattern-making serve as the backbone of our creative expression. It is the framework through which we navigate the complexities of form, proportion and spatial relationships. Patterns, both simple and complex, have a profound impact on our perception and understanding of the world. They possess the ability to evoke a sense of order, balance and aesthetic pleasure. Pattern making and geometry offer us a means of storytelling and communication. These patterns serve as conduits for deeper exploration, provoking introspection and contemplation to uncover the underlying symbols embedded within the human psyche.

Q: What inspired the concept of LIGHT BLOOM?

A: Just as many cactus and desert plants have evolved to produce night-blooming flowers, adapting to their environment and thriving in darkness, our sculptures come alive after sunset, blossoming with light and transforming the night into a glowing landscape of art and geometry.

Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.

"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."

Desert Botanical Garden

DBG HYBYCOZO Light Bloom

Superior, Wisconsin, 1st OCT'78 by Paul Enenbach

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At the roundhouse north of Belknap Street - formerly GN - I was welcomed and made to feel at home. I was, in a way, as I came up here from St.Paul during a weekend off from engineer training at "BNU", so these guys were more than hospitable. They even let me climb around on these F-units so I could see a real live 24RL automatic brake instead of just reading about it in the Air Brake and Train Handling Instructions (on which I'd be examined over and over again.) I think this view is from an elevated platform by the load box. Here is a power set consisting of F9, two DM&IR SD9's, and an F9 (782-128-132-766), while former Great Northern SD9 (6111) sports its long-hood forward configuration. Duluth is spread out on the hill in the background.

Here in the Western World 3I0498 by Daniel D'Auria

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On a western prairie, a female mountain bluebird perches on the withering remains of a dry wildflower while hunting for insects that still remain after the first autumn snow. As the season progresses, these birds will begin to forage for fruits and seeds. Insects will be less abundant and much harder to find. This adaptation allows many birds to remain in less hospitable climates, year-round. In North America, these colorful birds make charming adornments of west’s open spaces. #MountainBluebirds

Dominican Republic - Pool party by Marion Holtzman

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Dominican Republic - When I think about the hours these local Dominicans spent without a care in the calm water the day I visited Catalina Island, and the anguish, danger and devastation so many in the Caribbean are facing today from Hurricane Irma, I feel so very sad.

This pic is dedicated to them, their warm, hospitable hearts and the beautiful island homes they share with so many of us. With heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation. I hope we can help them recover quickly!

North Leverton Windmill under the stars by Waving lights in the dark

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It's that time of year in the UK where it's darker earlier in the day to go out in the dark, shoot for a few hours and arrive home at a more hospitable time of day. It's also been unseasonably warmer so far in the UK which is a bonus. Before lockdown in the UK, we visited North Leverton Windmill in rural Nottinghamshire to shoot star trails. My lens fogged after around 60 shots so I settled for a little night landscape photography.

This is the star trail shot I managed to get before the lens fogged over. This is 60 x 30 second exposures with a 1 second interval between each capture. The windmill was lit up with a laser by the miller by way of brightening up the lives of the locals in the area.

bench & tree by Stephan Scharf

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Ich möchte diesen starken Text, den ich von einem unbekanntem russichen Autor gelesen habe hier gerne zur Verfügung stellen:

Seien Sie nicht zu faul, bis zum Ende zu lesen. Für mich ist es ein starker Text...

Ich bin Russe, ein Bürger Russlands, ich spreche Russisch, ich denke auf Russisch.

Und ich strapaziere meinen russischen Verstand und verstehe nicht: Wozu brauche ich Cherson?

Früher war es von Russland besetzt, aber ich habe es nicht gebraucht. Russland hat es verlassen, aber ich bereue es nicht, denn ich habe es nicht gebraucht. Ich habe mit Cherson nichts gewonnen und ohne Cherson nichts verloren.

Und das Gleiche gilt für Charkiw. Und dasselbe gilt für Kiew. Odessa. Mit Donezk. Mit Luhansk. Mit der Krim. Sie sagen mir: Es sollte UNSER, russisch sein. Aber ich verstehe nicht, was OUR zum Beispiel in Bezug auf eine ganze Millionenstadt bedeutet.

...Es gibt nichts, was ich mir von der Ukraine wünsche, was ich nicht schon vor 2014 so einfach von ihr bekommen konnte.

In die schönen Städte zu kommen und dort spazieren zu gehen, Liebe und Freundschaft von den Einheimischen zu erfahren, die Familie zu besuchen, zu essen und zu tanzen, Museen zu besuchen, großartigen Musikern zuzuhören, Zeit in der Gesellschaft von offenen und fröhlichen Menschen zu verbringen... das habe ich immer bekommen.

Und das ist alles, was ich brauche. In diesem Sinne war die Ukraine immer "mein" Land und ich "ihres", soweit es uns beiden recht war.

Was konnte man sich noch wünschen? Ich wollte nichts. Ich habe nichts von dem bekommen, was ihr weggenommen wurde, ich hatte keinen Anspruch darauf, ich wollte es nicht, ich war dagegen.

Meine klugen russischen Landsleute haben den Ukrainern zunächst ohne mein Wissen und dann mit meinem aktiven Widerstand viel genommen: Ressourcen, Territorien, Häuser, Zeit und Geld, Dinge und Infrastruktur, Dörfer und Städte, aber das Heiligste von allem - das Leben... Soldaten, Zivilisten, Männer, Frauen, Kinder, Tiere, alle Lebewesen.

Und sie haben mir die Ukraine weggenommen. Ja, ich spüre den Verlust. Nicht als Couch-Patriot - der Verlust von Cherson, wo ich noch nicht einmal gewesen bin und nie sein werde. Aber die kleinen, greifbaren und anspruchslosen Dinge, die ich mir von diesem gastfreundlichen Land erhofft habe, sind für mich jetzt unerreichbar. Als Russe bin ich nicht reich geworden durch die Annexion der Krim, des Donbass und Cherson. Aber ich habe mich um eine ganze Ukraine verarmt.

Das ist nicht der einzige Verlust. Ich fühle einen Verlust bei etwas anderem. In der wichtigsten. Das Leben der Menschen. Ein Toter spricht keine Sprache mehr und wohnt in keiner Stadt. Sie können ihn nicht zurückbringen. Ich liebe Menschen, und man hat mir Menschen genommen, indem man sie in den Tod geschickt hat. Ich bin arm an all diesen Menschen, an jedem von ihnen, arm an einer neuen Begegnung, an einer unerfüllten Freundschaft, an einer unausgesprochenen Liebe.

Apropos unausgesprochen. Ich bin auch am Leben verarmt. Ukrainer und Krimtataren, Balten und Polen, ihre Sprachen, die ich jetzt für lange Zeit nicht mehr hören werde. Aber auch meine Sprache hat sich verarmt. Die Wörter haben begonnen, aus dem Text zu verschwinden. Diejenigen, die es so eifrig zu schützen suchten, schützen es vor Worten, die für wichtige Ereignisse und Phänomene stehen. Auch meine russische Sprache wird durch den neuen Jargon zertreten.

Es ist uns verboten, den Krieg als Krieg, als Verbrechen zu bezeichnen. - ein Verbrechen, ein Schurke ein Schurke, und Kummer eine Qual.

Und hier fühle ich mich wieder verloren. Ich fühle mich beraubt. Nicht mit Cherson, aber hier bin ich. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass sie mir das Meine wegnehmen, in meinen Mund, in meinen Geist, in meine Seele eindringen.

Es ist uns verboten, die Wahrheit zu sagen, weil sie uns diskreditiert. Aber wir haben vergessen, dass das normal ist. Dass es richtig ist. Die Wahrheit ist IMMER diskreditierend. Die Wahrheit über die Gemeinheit eines Schurken diskreditiert einen Schurken, und die Wahrheit über einen Dieb diskreditiert einen Dieb.

Ich bin verarmt durch die ganze Wahrheit. Die Wahrheit über die wichtigsten Ereignisse der Welt.

Die Diebe haben uns verboten, zu sagen, dass sie Diebe sind und stehlen, dass sie Mörder sind und töten. Was wir nicht benennen können, existiert nicht. Die Wörter haben ihre frühere Bedeutung verloren und das Gegenteil angenommen. Das Böse wird als gut bezeichnet. Grausamkeit wird Barmherzigkeit genannt. Versklavung ist Befreiung. Ich bin verarmt an Güte, Barmherzigkeit und Freiheit, an der Fähigkeit, sie zu verkünden.

.. Ich bin verarmt, was die Redefreiheit angeht.

Ich bin in all diesen Dingen verarmt. Und plötzlich war ich wieder reich, sobald ich merkte, dass es sehr einfach war, alles zurückzubekommen.

Und das Wort der Freiheit, und das Wort der Wahrheit, und das Wort der Barmherzigkeit. Und die Liebe zu den Menschen. Und ihr fröhliches Lachen.

Alles, was wir tun müssen, ist noch einmal arm zu werden, ein letztes Mal. Für jeden von uns.

Wir verarmen an unserer eigenen Angst.

in english:

Don't be too lazy to read to the end. For me it is a strong text...

I am a Russian, a citizen of Russia, I speak Russian, I think in Russian.

And I am straining my Russian mind and do not understand: why do I need Kherson?

Russia used to occupy it, but I didn`t need it. Russia left it, but I am not sorry, because I did not need it. I gained nothing with Kherson and lost nothing without it.

And the same goes for Kharkiv. And the same with Kyiv. Odessa. With Donetsk. With Luhansk. With Crimea. They tell me: it should be OUR, Russian. But I don't understand what OUR means in relation to an entire city with a population of millions, for example.

...There is nothing that I want from Ukraine that I could not get from it so easily, before 2014.

To come and walk around the beautiful cities, to get love and friendship from the locals, to visit some family, to eat and dance, to see museums, to listen to great musicians, to spend time in the company of open and cheerful people...I always got that.

And that is all I needed. In this sense, Ukraine has always been "mine" and I was "hers", as far as we both were comfortable.

What more was there to want? I wanted nothing. I got nothing of what was taken away from it, I had no claim to it, I did not want it, I was against it.

My wise Russian compatriots, first without my knowledge and then with my active opposition, took away much from the Ukrainians: resources, territories, houses, time and money, things and infrastructure, villages and towns, but most sacred of all - the lives... soldiers, civilians, men, women, children, animals, all creatures.

And they took Ukraine from me. Yes, I feel the loss. Not as a couch patriot - the loss of Kherson, where I have not even been and never will be. But that little, tangible and undemanding thing that I wanted to get from this hospitable country is out of reach for me now. As a Russian, I did not get rich from the annexation of Crimea, Donbass, and Kherson. But I have impoverished myself by an entire Ukraine.

That is not the only loss. I feel a loss in something else. In the most important one. People's lives. A dead man no longer speaks any language or inhabits any city. You can't bring him back. I love people and people have been taken from me by taking them away to death. I am impoverished for all these people, for each of them, impoverished for a new meeting, for an unfulfilled friendship, for an unspoken love.

Speaking of unspoken. I also impoverished myself on the living. Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars, Balts and Poles, their languages which I will not hear around me now for a long time. But my language has also become impoverished. Words have begun to disappear from it. Those who sought so diligently to protect it are protecting it from words that stand for important events and phenomena. My Russian language, too, is being treaded out by the new jargon.

We are forbidden to call war war, crime. - a crime, a scoundrel a scoundrel, and grief a gore.

And here I feel lost again. I feel robbed. Not with Kherson, but here I am. I feel that they are taking away mine, getting into my mouth, into my mind, into my soul.

We are forbidden to tell the truth because it discredits us. But we have forgotten that it is normal. That it is right. The truth is ALWAYS discrediting. The truth about a scoundrel's meanness discredits a scoundrel, and the truth about a thief discredits a thief.

I am impoverished by the whole truth. The truth about the most important events around.

Thieves have forbidden us to say that they are thieves and they steal, that they are murderers and they kill. What we cannot name does not exist. Words have lost their former meanings and acquired the opposite. Evil is called good. Cruelty is called mercy. Enslavement is liberation. I am impoverished in goodness, mercy and freedom, in the ability to proclaim them.

.. I am impoverished in freedom of speech.

I am impoverished in all these things. And suddenly I was rich again, as soon as I realised it was very easy to get it all back.

And the word of freedom, and the word of truth, and the word of mercy. And the love of people. And their joyful laughter.

All we have to do is to become poor one more time, one last time. For each of us.

To impoverish ourselves with our own fear.

absent minded. by karrah kobus

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took an evening to myself and finally created something new (my first personal piece since july... wow, i am embarrassed). this was recently taken in a tiny town in oklahoma, thanks to the lovely and amazing zack ahern and family who were beyond hospitable and gave my friends and i a stay in the back room of their cafe. above, were the remnants of an abandoned hotel. kristi and i ran up to shoot this really briefly in the morning, and i remember saying i was nearly 90% certain this wouldnt work anyway. i guess i am proud that something came out of it, despite the fact that it was impossible to have any real water present in this location. :P now off to finally cook dinner for the boyfriend, who has been patiently waiting for many hours. ;)

inspired by gregory crewdson, all of brooke shadens underwater photography, and rosie hardys half-underwater piece.

stock used: water drops. texture.

before/after on facebook!

Midas Your Head by Steve Taylor

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His Golden Touch

One day, as Ovid relates in Metamorphoses XI, Dionysus found that his old schoolmaster and foster father, the satyr Silenus, was missing. The old satyr had been drinking wine and wandered away drunk, to be found by some Phrygian peasants who carried him to their king, Midas (alternatively, Silenus passed out in Midas' rose garden). Midas recognized him and treated him hospitably, entertaining him for ten days and nights with politeness, while Silenus delighted Midas and his friends with stories and songs. On the eleventh day, he brought Silenus back to Dionysus in Lydia. Dionysus offered Midas his choice of whatever reward he wished for. Midas asked that whatever he might touch should be changed into gold.

Midas rejoiced in his new power, which he hastened to put to the test. He touched an oak twig and a stone; both turned to gold. Overjoyed, as soon as he got home, he touched every rose in the rose garden, and all became gold. He ordered the servants to set a feast on the table. Upon discovering how even the food and drink turned into gold in his hands, he regretted his wish and cursed it. Claudian states in his In Rufinem: "So Midas, king of Lydia, swelled at first with pride when he found he could transform everything he touched to gold; but when he beheld his food grow rigid and his drink harden into golden ice then he understood that this gift was a bane and in his loathing for gold, cursed his prayer."

Light Bloom - The Art of Hybycozo - Desert Botanical Garden by Al_HikesAZ

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I believe this HYBYCOZO sculpture is titled Pyrite Field. It greets visitors in the Ottosen Entry Garden. Any correction will be appreciated. Papago Butte is smiling down on the Garden.

LIGHT BLOOM by HYBYCOZO is a limited-time exhibit where nature and light converge. This mesmerizing display invites you to explore the Garden transformed by stunning geometric light installations that illuminate the beauty of the desert landscape in a new way. As the sun sets, LIGHT BLOOM comes to life, casting intricate shadows and vibrant hues across the Garden. Wander the trails and let the enchanting installations transport you to a magical realm where the natural world meets the abstract.

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HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Based in Los Angeles, their work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with pattern and texture that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Typically illuminated, the work celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry. HYBYCOZO is short for the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone, a nod to their favorite novel (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and was the title of their first installation in 2014. They continue to create under this name. In the novel earth was being destroyed to make way for a bypass. It lead Serge and Yelena to ask what it means to make art at a time where the earth’s hospitable time in the universe may be limited.

Q: Walk us through your creative process?

A: The focus of our creative process is to explore the intricate interplay between geometry, light, space and to inspire contemplation, wonder and a sense of place among our audiences. Geometry and pattern-making serve as the backbone of our creative expression. It is the framework through which we navigate the complexities of form, proportion and spatial relationships. Patterns, both simple and complex, have a profound impact on our perception and understanding of the world. They possess the ability to evoke a sense of order, balance and aesthetic pleasure. Pattern making and geometry offer us a means of storytelling and communication. These patterns serve as conduits for deeper exploration, provoking introspection and contemplation to uncover the underlying symbols embedded within the human psyche.

Q: What inspired the concept of LIGHT BLOOM?

A: Just as many cactus and desert plants have evolved to produce night-blooming flowers, adapting to their environment and thriving in darkness, our sculptures come alive after sunset, blossoming with light and transforming the night into a glowing landscape of art and geometry.

Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.

"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."

Desert Botanical Garden

DBG HYBYCOZO Light Bloom

The Bad Portrait Artist Prepares for Winter by Jerry Mermel

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As the temperature falls and the crowds in Central Park begin to thin out, the "Bad Portrait" guy must think of relocating his operation to a park bench in the South where the climate is more hospitable to an outdoor artist. But he isn't worried. After all there seem to be plenty of folks all over the country who are willing to shell out $5 for a "Bad Portrait."

Point of View - Light Bloom - The Art of Hybycozo - Desert Botanical Garden by Al_HikesAZ

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This HYBYCOZO sculpture is titled Point of View is in the Kitchell Family Heritage Garden.

Point of View 2022

Stainless Steel, Powder Coat Pigment, LED

This sculpture's patterns draw inspiration from Ukrainian cross-stitching, a traditional folk art from Ukraine, the birthplace of HYBYCOZO artist Yelena Flipchuk. This tribute to her cultural origins invites visitors to reflect on grief, resilience, joy, and the yearning for peace.

Please spin artwork gently.

LIGHT BLOOM by HYBYCOZO is a limited-time exhibit where nature and light converge. This mesmerizing display invites you to explore the Garden transformed by stunning geometric light installations that illuminate the beauty of the desert landscape in a new way. As the sun sets, LIGHT BLOOM comes to life, casting intricate shadows and vibrant hues across the Garden. Wander the trails and let the enchanting installations transport you to a magical realm where the natural world meets the abstract.

HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Based in Los Angeles, their work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with pattern and texture that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Typically illuminated, the work celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry. HYBYCOZO is short for the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone, a nod to their favorite novel (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and was the title of their first installation in 2014. They continue to create under this name. In the novel earth was being destroyed to make way for a bypass. It lead Serge and Yelena to ask what it means to make art at a time where the earth’s hospitable time in the universe may be limited.

Q: Walk us through your creative process?

A: The focus of our creative process is to explore the intricate interplay between geometry, light, space and to inspire contemplation, wonder and a sense of place among our audiences. Geometry and pattern-making serve as the backbone of our creative expression. It is the framework through which we navigate the complexities of form, proportion and spatial relationships. Patterns, both simple and complex, have a profound impact on our perception and understanding of the world. They possess the ability to evoke a sense of order, balance and aesthetic pleasure. Pattern making and geometry offer us a means of storytelling and communication. These patterns serve as conduits for deeper exploration, provoking introspection and contemplation to uncover the underlying symbols embedded within the human psyche.

Q: What inspired the concept of LIGHT BLOOM?

A: Just as many cactus and desert plants have evolved to produce night-blooming flowers, adapting to their environment and thriving in darkness, our sculptures come alive after sunset, blossoming with light and transforming the night into a glowing landscape of art and geometry.

Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.

The Indian Nations Park in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil - Parque das Nações Indígenas by Sebastiao Pereira-Nunes

"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."

Desert Botanical Garden

DBG HYBYCOZO Light Bloom

Piles of Tiles by Dan Daniels

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Roof tiles, voluntarily decorated by plants, illustrating that life grows everywhere on Earth, hospitable location or not. Surely it grows someplace else in the universe. Wish we would find it "out there", sooner than later. Blotzheim, Alsace FR.

In my set: Dan's Miscellany

(Dan Daniels)

Paddington and Oleg Share a Story by raaen99

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PADDY: *Reading.* "The Prince took Cinderella away with him in his carriage to the palace, where the king and queen were waiting to receive her as their daughter, and very soon she and the Prince were married with great pomp and ceremony."

OLEG: *Sighs.* "Oh thank you for reading us Cinderella, Paddy mijn beste vriend!"

PADDY: "Oh, you are very welcome, Oleg mijn allerbeste vriend."

OLEG: "You are such a good storyteller. I feel like I am there when you read, Paddy."

PADDY: "Oh what a lovely compliment, dear Oleg! I love reading, so it is a pleasure."

PADDY: “I’m so glad that you are here, Oleg!”

OLEG: “Oh I am too Paddy! It’s so lovely, sunny and warm here: just perfect to take away the chill I have been feeling in the snowy Netherlands.”

PADDY: "Very good, mijn beste vriend!"

OLEG: "It is so peaceful here.”

PADDY: “That is partially because Scout is still visiting Peter in the Netherlands where they are taking Peter's Dolly for a walk in her pram. It will give us a little bit more peace and quiet for a nice chat.”

OLEG: *Sighs deeply again.*

PADDY: "Is everything alright, Oleg?" *Concerned.*

OLEG: "What? Oh yes, yes, Paddy!"

PADDY: "You sound a little sad, dear Oleg."

OLEG: "Oh I'm just wondering how Peter is, and Mummy Marian. I want to meet baby Rune."

PADDY: "Oh yes! Mummy Marian's new grandson! That is so exciting for Mummy Marian! Baby Rune looks very cute in the photographs I have seen.

OLEG: "I haven't met him yet."

PADDY: "Do you want to go home and meet him, Oleg?"

OLEG: "Oh no, Paddy! You have been so kind to ask me here to Australia where it is warm, and you and Daddy have been so hospitable! I'm having such a nice time. I don't want to leave you, mijn allerbeste vriend!"

PADDY: "Well, don't forget that it is very easy to come and go as you please, mijn beste vriend. That is the joy of Fairy Mum's magical portal. You can have tea with me, and then go home and have dinner with Mummy Marian and meet baby Rune."

OLEG: "And you wouldn't mind, Paddy, mijn beste vriend?"

PADDY: "Of course not! I wouldn't have suggested it if I minded. I know I will see you again very soon. I'm quite sure that baby Rune would like to meet you."

OLEG: "Alright Paddy, maybe I will, if you don't mind. I would like to meet little Rune, and to help Mummy Marian look after him. After all, if Peter is helping, it only seems right that I should too."

PADDY: "Very good, dear Oleg, but not before another pot of Twinings English Breakfast tea in my new tea pot from Father Christmas and the Christmas Bear, and another story!"

OLEG: "Oh! Good idea mijn beste vriend!"

PADDY: "What story would you like next, mijn allerbeste vriend?"

OLEG: "Hhhmmm..." *Thinks.* "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?"

PADDY: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs it is, mijn allerbeste vriend!"

Paddy and Oleg are reading my 1880 first edition of "Three fairy Princesses - Snow White, the Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella" illustred by Caroline paterson, published by Marcus Ward and Company in London.

My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg (www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558...) and their Mummy Marian Kloon (on and off). Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Paddy and Oleg are very similar and have become best friends too. Paddy decided to invite Oleg to Melbourne where it is lovely and warm, to stay for a little while and share his wonderful new tea set from Father Christmas and the Christmas Bear.

This beautiful children's tea set featuring transfer pictures of bouquets of flowers and idyllic English countryside scenes has been made by Woods Ivory Ware in the United Kingdom and dates from the1930s.

My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.

He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.

Thank you Marian Kloon (on and off) for the use of Oleg's image in my photo montage.

Jyrgalan day trek by wim van de meerendonk

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After travelling several weeks in Kazakhstan, you almost forget that there exists green landscapes. Most of Kazakhstan is very arid, and only when you go further to the east, you can find lush alpine landscape (see Middle Kolsai lake Kazachstan). When we crossed the border into Kirgizstan we ended up in Jyrgalan and did a nice hike into moutaineous forest with endstation this pretty little lake.

20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.

Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!

We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.

And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming

C Miner. 92.365 by Fade To Black

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The final evening found us in a spot I have envied since I saw Pala Teths work from here. It's an awesome metal maze by the name of C Mine. I knew before arriving that I wanted to rotate the front so I did.

Everyone else was busy doing their thing so I sloped off back to the entrance and bagged this one alone. It was made easier by the fact I could look straight up to see the exact spot I needed to return to after the rotation.

Once again thank you Pala for all the hard work and planning you put into this. You are amazing. As are the Belgium team who were friendly, hospitable and welcoming throughout.

I wish I had time to talk and light with everyone there but sadly that didn't happen.

Finally meeting face to face with all of the people I converse with online in one place doing what we love is something I will never forget. I can not wait for the next one wherever that may be.

Last shout to the UK crew who made the adventure fun and beautiful from start to finish and especially to Phill and Mart for taking the driving duties. It's very much appreciated fellas.

Happy days.

Jasper, Alberta, 4 June'86 by Paul Enenbach

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CNR eastbound tonnage approaches the yard behind two GP40-2W's and an SD40. The railroad was putting in a lot of second main from Jasper to Red Pass Junction, and by the depot at Jasper I found the brand new "SD50F" cowl units (already posted some time ago) and a lot of very hospitable railroaders.

Paper Boy by Jon Celotto

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I strive to be the king of shooting North Carolina's most obscure railroad operations. Being able to see things that no other railfan has seen before is always extremely rewarding and further fuels my ego. On this day, I decided to head down to the Wilmington area for the day to see a mix of Wilmington Terminal, CSX, and some of the industry switchers that can be found outside of the city. This location was one that had really interested me for a long time. International Paper in Riegelwood, a sprawling paper mill with a very large receiving yard and two very attractive EMD endcabs. I'm a huge sucker for endcab switchers, so I had made it a mission to see this operation in action somehow. I first saw it in January, but had arrived too late to get any meaningful photos of them switching the yard. My luck was fantastic this day, however, as I was able to see them assemble a cut of cars for CSX L605 to pick up later in the day. Here, we see GMTX MP15AC #339, formerly CSX 1157, as it heads towards the front of the yard to assemble its consist for interchange. This dark blue variant of GATX's livery sure is sharp. The mill also has another switcher, AKRX SW14 #1411, of obvious IC descent. I'd certainly love to see that thing working some day as well. I have to give a shoutout to the paper mill workers for being very hospitable and letting me get my photos of this operation, as they could've easily kicked me out. Thankfully, they gave me their blessings and I was able to shoot this never-before-seen operation to my hearts content.

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These are the residential high-rise buildings around the Indian Nations Park, a noble area of Campo Grande, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, a central-western state of Brazil in the "cerrado" area. The city is nicknamed "Cidade Morena" in Portugueses ("Swarthy City") in English because of the reddish-brown color of the region's soil. It has a population of 906,092, according to a 2020 IBGE estimate, On the Metropolitan Area, probably around 1 million people. Very hospitable people.

Estes são os prédios residenciais no entorno do Parque das Nações Indígenas, área nobre de Campo Grande, capital do Mato Grosso do Sul, estado do centro-oeste do Brasil na área do cerrado. A cidade é apelidada de "Cidade Morena" em português ("Cidade Swarthy") em inglês por causa da cor marrom-avermelhada do solo da região. Tem uma população de 906.092 habitantes, segundo estimativa do IBGE para 2020, na Região Metropolitana, provavelmente em torno de 1 milhão de pessoas. Pessoas muito hospitaleiras.

Estos son los edificios residenciales de gran altura alrededor del Parque de las Naciones Indias, una zona noble de Campo Grande, capital de Mato Grosso do Sul, un estado centro-occidental de Brasil en el área del "cerrado". La ciudad es apodada "Cidade Morena" en portugués ("Ciudad morena") en inglés debido al color marrón rojizo del suelo de la región. Tiene una población de 906,092, según una estimación del IBGE 2020, en el Área Metropolitana, probablemente alrededor de 1 millón de personas. Gente muy hospitalaria.

Ce sont les immeubles résidentiels de grande hauteur autour du Parc des Nations Indiennes, une zone noble de Campo Grande, capitale du Mato Grosso do Sul, un État du centre-ouest du Brésil dans la région du « cerrado ». La ville est surnommée « Cidade Morena » en portugais (« Swarthy City ») en anglais en raison de la couleur brun rougeâtre du sol de la région. Il a une population de 906 092 habitants, selon une estimation de l’IBGE de 2020, sur la région métropolitaine, probablement environ 1 million de personnes. Des gens très hospitaliers.

Dit zijn de residentiële hoogbouw rond het Indian Nations Park, een nobel gebied van Campo Grande, de hoofdstad van Mato Grosso do Sul, een centraal-westelijke staat van Brazilië in het "cerrado" -gebied. De stad heeft de bijnaam "Cidade Morena" in het Portugees ("Swarthy City") in het Engels vanwege de roodbruine kleur van de bodem van de regio. Het heeft een bevolking van 906.092, volgens een 2020 IBGE-schatting, Op de Metropolitan Area, waarschijnlijk ongeveer 1 miljoen mensen. Zeer gastvrije mensen.

Si tratta dei grattacieli residenziali intorno all'Indian Nations Park, zona nobile di Campo Grande, capitale del Mato Grosso do Sul, stato centro-occidentale del Brasile in zona "cerrado". La città è soprannominata "Cidade Morena" in portoghese ("Swarthy City") in inglese a causa del colore bruno-rossastro del suolo della regione. Ha una popolazione di 906.092, secondo una stima IBGE del 2020, sull'area metropolitana, probabilmente circa 1 milione di persone. Persone molto ospitali.

Dies sind die Wohnhochhäuser rund um den Indian Nations Park, eine noble Gegend von Campo Grande, der Hauptstadt von Mato Grosso do Sul, einem zentral-westlichen Bundesstaat Brasiliens im "Cerrado"-Gebiet. Die Stadt trägt den Spitznamen "Cidade Morena" auf Portugiesisch ("Swarthy City") auf Englisch wegen der rötlich-braunen Farbe des Bodens der Region. Es hat eine Bevölkerung von 906.092, nach einer 2020 IBGE Schätzung, Auf der Metropolregion, wahrscheinlich rund 1 Million Menschen. Sehr gastfreundliche Leute.

هذه هي المباني السكنية الشاهقة حول حديقة الأمم الهندية، وهي منطقة نبيلة في كامبو غراندي، عاصمة ماتو غروسو دو سول، وهي ولاية وسط غرب البرازيل في منطقة "سيرادو". ويطلق على المدينة اسم "سيدادي مورينا" باللغة البرتغالية ("مدينة سوارثي") باللغة الإنجليزية بسبب اللون البني المحمر تربة المنطقة. يبلغ عدد سكانها 906,092 نسمة، وفقا لتقديرات IBGE لعام 2020، في منطقة العاصمة، ربما حوالي مليون شخص. أناس مضيافون جدا

これらは、インド諸国の国立公園、カンポグランデの高貴なエリア、マトグロッソ・ド・スルの首都、ブラジルの中西部の「セラード」地域の高層ビルです。この都市は、この地域の土壌の赤褐色のため、ポルトガル語(「スワーシーシティ」)で英語で「シダーデ・モレナ」の愛称で親しまれています。2020年のIBGEの推定によると、人口は906,092人で、首都圏では、おそらく約100万人です。非常に親切な人々。

Αυτά είναι τα οικιστικά πολυώροφα κτίρια γύρω από το Πάρκο των Ινδικών Εθνών, μια ευγενή περιοχή του Campo Grande, πρωτεύουσα του Mato Grosso do Sul, μιας κεντροδυικής πολιτείας της Βραζιλίας στην περιοχή "cerrado". Η πόλη έχει το παρατσούκλι "Cidade Morena" στους Πορτογάλους ("Swarthy City") στα αγγλικά λόγω του κοκκινωπού-καφέ χρώματος του εδάφους της περιοχής. Έχει πληθυσμό 906.092, σύμφωνα με εκτίμηση της IBGE για το 2020, στη Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή, πιθανώς περίπου 1 εκατομμύριο ανθρώπους. Πολύ φιλόξενοι άνθρωποι.

Bear cub sipping by shore lake by Francesco Magoga Photography

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I travelled to Finland for a week in mid-July when the sunlight was filling the first weeks of summer in those extreme northern latitudes. Together with a friend of mine we left early in the morning by car from Genoa to Milan, from Milan Malpensa Airport to Helsinki-Vantaa, and from there later in the evening we took another flight on board a twin-engine propeller plane to Kajaani Airport. The sun still dominated over the horizon despite one hour to midnight. The sharp reflections of light beneath the clouds were something wonderful, dyeing the countless surfaces of lakes below us like a golden foil. When I stepped off the plane the first thing that struck me was the freshness of the air that enveloped us like a cloak, escaping from one of the hottest and sultry Italian summers of the New Millennium. Shortly after they came to pick us up by jeep and moving towards the North-East for more than 200 kilometers to the destination, very close to the Finnish-Russian border (part of the historical Region of Karelia, currently Kainuu). We skirted lakes and evergreen forests on asphalt and dirt roads through this region named Karelia. The light began to go down the horizon while my desire for adventure increased more and more.

The base was a small house near Martinselkonen Nature Reserve, a sort of B&B but much more hospitable and welcoming. They were 5 days of total dedication to the nature and the sleep-wake cycle was completely inverted; during the hours of the late afternoon, through the night and until the early morning we remained inside the huts, trying to capture the countless moments offered by that kind of totally wild nature, adult bears, cubs, birds of prey, all of this between swamp, forest and lake. We had lunch in the early afternoon and during the night we rested when the sun was high in the sky. The most charming place to photograph was undoubtedly the lake shore, almost a km from the Russian border; to rest inside the hut after hundreds and hundreds of photos taken during the sun down contained the perfection of that day spent with one of my best friends, while outside an almost-midnight sun was about to give way to the shadows of the shortest night I've ever seen so far.

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Focal length: 340 mm - Diaphragm aperture: f/4.8 - Exposure time: 1/640 sec - ISO sensitivity: 2500

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Early morning along the Pyandzh river by wim van de meerendonk

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Another shot from the border river between Tadzikistan and Afghanistan (see also www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/49429860523/in/datepo...).

The light was still very nice and the river was flowing calmly through the valley. This part was as already earlier said fantastic.

20 September I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.

Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!

We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.

And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.

Floura - Light Bloom - The Art of Hybycozo - Desert Botanical Garden - night by Al_HikesAZ

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This HYBYCOZO sculpture is titled Floura and is along the Discovery Trail.

Floura

Stainless Steel, Powder Coat Pigment, LED

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LIGHT BLOOM by HYBYCOZO is a limited-time exhibit where nature and light converge. This mesmerizing display invites you to explore the Garden transformed by stunning geometric light installations that illuminate the beauty of the desert landscape in a new way. As the sun sets, LIGHT BLOOM comes to life, casting intricate shadows and vibrant hues across the Garden. Wander the trails and let the enchanting installations transport you to a magical realm where the natural world meets the abstract.

HYBYCOZO is the collaborative studio of artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk. Based in Los Angeles, their work consists of larger than life geometric sculptures, often with pattern and texture that draw on inspirations from mathematics, science, and natural phenomena. Typically illuminated, the work celebrates the inherent beauty of form and pattern and represents their ongoing journey in exploring the myriad dimensions of geometry. HYBYCOZO is short for the Hyperspace Bypass Construction Zone, a nod to their favorite novel (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) and was the title of their first installation in 2014. They continue to create under this name. In the novel earth was being destroyed to make way for a bypass. It lead Serge and Yelena to ask what it means to make art at a time where the earth’s hospitable time in the universe may be limited.

Q: Walk us through your creative process?

A: The focus of our creative process is to explore the intricate interplay between geometry, light, space and to inspire contemplation, wonder and a sense of place among our audiences. Geometry and pattern-making serve as the backbone of our creative expression. It is the framework through which we navigate the complexities of form, proportion and spatial relationships. Patterns, both simple and complex, have a profound impact on our perception and understanding of the world. They possess the ability to evoke a sense of order, balance and aesthetic pleasure. Pattern making and geometry offer us a means of storytelling and communication. These patterns serve as conduits for deeper exploration, provoking introspection and contemplation to uncover the underlying symbols embedded within the human psyche.

Q: What inspired the concept of LIGHT BLOOM?

A: Just as many cactus and desert plants have evolved to produce night-blooming flowers, adapting to their environment and thriving in darkness, our sculptures come alive after sunset, blossoming with light and transforming the night into a glowing landscape of art and geometry.

Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.