




Client: Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Location: Sylmar, CA, United States
Completion date: 2021
Artwork budget: $70,000
Project Team
Project Designer
Benjamin Ball
Ball-Nogues Studio
Civic Art Project Manager, Special Projects
Iris Regn
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Fabricator
Judson Studios
Judson Studios
Overview
This laminated and fused glass installation for a mental health facility, done in collaboration with Ball Nogues, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, and Los Angeles County Public Health Department, is 12′ and 6″ tall by 9′ and 8″ wide.
Goals
Six fused glass panels depicting the namesake of the Olive View Restorative Care Village. In the early 20th Century, the olive tree was a staple of agricultural production in Sylmar, but was chosen because we associate it with peace, reconciliation and healing. The panels loosely depict a solitary tree in variations of Southern California skies at different times of the day, with smog, etc.
Process
Made in fused glass by way of granulated frit, silkscreen, sand blasting, and profile cuts. We “grew” the tree, generative.