![]() “We are so grateful to have supported five cultural nonprofits and to have worked with the talent at local company, Karson Butler Events, to create unique installations for the community to enjoy all summer long." “This Plaza Pop-Up series has exceeded all expectations,” said Molly Cano, City of SLO Tourism Manager. The SLO County Arts Council tapped SHAHRZAD to create the display as part of the city-sponsored featured cultural nonprofit. "Untitled VI" is the final installation of the Plaza Pop-Up Series. “But as community members share space with the installation, I hope our energies meld and for a moment, we can live like children, curiously together.“ “Before a person enters the space, these structures are just symbols of my artistry - defined by a Persian-ness, a Zoroastrian superstition, and an obsession with the internet,” said SHAHRZAD. ![]() SHAHRZAD said the pieces are meant to express the collective contradiction of emotions experienced over the past year and a half of the pandemic. All of the pieces range from four to six feet high and are made up of industrial materials like 600 pounds of hydrocal and 1,000 feet of quarter-inch steel rod. The six sculptures include a hand, flame, "evil eye", squiggle, rainbow and smiley face.
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