CONVEYOR: VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Elevating Art in an Actual Elevator

"Elevators can be super awkward. People are forced to stand close to one another, but they mostly avoid eye contact and conversation by either looking at their phones or staring at the glowing elevator buttons.

Artist Lauren Siry, who runs 1805 Gallery, is making the elevator ride at Porto Vista Hotel in Little Italy much more pleasant. She commissioned San Diego artist Daniel Barron Corrales to create an art installation inside the elevator. Corrales just installed the work, and it’s a cool James Turrell-inspired piece that really jazzes up the small space with color and light projections. " - Kinsee Morlan engagement editor at Voice of San Diego and author of the Culture Report.

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