Orlando Estrada
Born 1986 Los Alamitos, CA and raised in Aguadilla Puerto Rico; lives and works between NYC and Miami, FL.
Tiered Panorama, 2021
Tiered Panorama is a rotating, multi-level sculptural installation addressing Miami’s vulnerability to a future climate-refugee crisis caused by sea level rise. This parafictional diorama of The Magic City collages organic and artificial materials such as coconut fiber, seashells, Swarovski crystals, bones, UV pigments, and 3D-printed charms, creating a vibrant and gritty vision of modernity, literally glowing under the residue of petro-capitalism.
Focusing as well on the effects of plastic waste on the biosphere, Tiered Panorama, being composed mostly of polyurethane foam, ironically plays with concepts of how the production and use of petroleum-based plastics upend the natural fossil layers within the crust of the earth and confuse these natural markers of time. Tiered Panorama was originally exhibited in 2021 as part of Waterproof Miami, a curatorial series presented by Bas Fisher Invitational (BFI) and Bridge Initiative.
Focusing as well on the effects of plastic waste on the biosphere, Tiered Panorama, being composed mostly of polyurethane foam, ironically plays with concepts of how the production and use of petroleum-based plastics upend the natural fossil layers within the crust of the earth and confuse these natural markers of time. Tiered Panorama was originally exhibited in 2021 as part of Waterproof Miami, a curatorial series presented by Bas Fisher Invitational (BFI) and Bridge Initiative.
Monica McGivern Photography
Monica McGivern Photography
Monica McGivern Photography