Meet the Artist
The Nomadic Labyrinth
Interactive art project constructed from carefully placed carpet.
Exhibited from May 16 2024 – June 1 2014
The Nomadic Labyrinth is an interactive public art project that consists of a large scale labyrinth sculpture of precisely cut carpet. This mobile ongoing project not only explores the integration of drawing and architecture, but serve as a walkable path for the public to explore as an urban meditation. The public and community members are invited to explore, walk or meditate in the labyrinth and experience art as a transformational tool.
Inspired in an Arabic floral pattern, the carpets used in this design have been collected from several recycling companies in the Bay Area and they represent decorative classic western patterns. For the design of this labyrinth I was interested in the juxtaposition of two different cultural patterns – creating a movable, meditative environment where carpet from archetypical western places like the Ritz Carlton meet an inventive Arabesque.
The Nomadic Labyrinth reflects Paz de la Calzada’s vision of creating art that is playfully in dialogue with urban space, and explores the relationship between art and spirituality, daily life and ritual.
To learn more about The Nomadic Labyrinth visit Paz’s webpage here.
Project Funded by the Cultural Equity Grants, San Francisco Arts Commission.