Chrysalis
2025
Steel, ripstop, thread, lighting
Chrysalis is a large-scale sculptural form built from a welded armature inspired by the tetrahedron—the Platonic solid associated with fire and rebirth. Its shape evokes a cocoon mid-metamorphosis, stretched with translucent fabric and lit from within, casting warm fire-like light through the geometric skeleton. Though rooted in sacred geometry, the structure resists symmetry, leaning into the organic asymmetry of nature. It glows from within like a being on the cusp of becoming.
Design and Build 2025: Tessellation in Bloom
Design and Build 2025- Tessellation in Bloom
Seven emerging artist interns came together over the summer, through our annual Design and Build Summer Internship Program, to collaboratively create several unique, site-specific installations for MOA’s Marjorie Park in only 8 weeks! Emerging artists worked under the direction of our 2025 Artist Fellow, Erica Rawson, and Resource Artist, Walter Ware, with additional assistance by Oliver Cruz.
The theme provided to the artists in 2025 was “sacred geometry: platonic solids.” Installations will be on temporary view through winter of 2025.
Emerging Artists:
Caroline Boyd
Emma Cayer
Kayli Cottonwood
Eloise Harcourt
OJ Johnson
Mia Martin
Bugzy Richards
The creation of our 2025 projects were generously supported through a facilities partnership with the University of Colorado Denver, College of Arts and Media and Metropolitan State University of Denver. Artworks were created within the sculpture fabrication studios on Auraria campus.