Pat Greene is Bungalower Media’s first sponsored Resident Reporter. Greene has joined our team as our Arts and Culture Correspondent, supported by the efforts of Interstruct Design + Build, an award-winning Orlando-based design and build firm.
Architect Ryan Young and I discussed an installation we had seen online a couple of years ago. It was inside of a shipping container. Part of the installation had lighting that could be seen from outside the container.
We talked about the possibilities. Ryan asked me to check on prices for containers.
He bought a container, cut it in half, and designed a micro space the viewer wouldn’t enter. We wanted impactful installations—no unused space. We also wanted something that could be viewed 24-7. We decided that each installation needed lighting or video so that someone walking down the sidewalk or driving down the road could see it as they approached.
The container is at the entrance of Ryan’s company Interstruct (Website) behind the sidewalk, facing Church Street. The front panel is one-inch tempered glass. It faces directly onto the street, towards the sidewalk across the way. It can be seen by people coming east or west. Inside is a gallery meant to be viewed by someone on the sidewalk. The only person who enters the space is the artist or tech support. Inside is a projector and speakers.
The container is now called ArtCube (Website). It is a part of the Parramore Arts (Website) program. I have curated several of these exhibits. We have displayed several installations, and in between those shows, we stream video artists from all over. We call that series the INTERmission series. All of the installation artists have been locals. The exhibitions have been opening the same night as Third Thursday, coordinating with the Downtown Arts District (Website) and CityArts (Website).
Interstruct sponsors a free shuttle between there and CityArts from 6 to 9 p.m on Third Thursdays. Full disclosure: Interstruct also sponsors my column for Bungalower.
The next installation will be on Thursday, January 16th, from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring Peterson Guerrier’s Seats of Solitude. Peterson has made a name for himself in Central Florida. I recently touted his work in my column, The Best of 2024. Before that, I featured him in October. His mural on the northeast corner of Rosalind and Central still blows me away. It is expansive and beautiful.
For this installation, Peterson pays homage and shows the importance of riding public transportation, specifically buses. He spent much of his youth in Miami riding buses to school and work. He hasn’t relied on the bus in over 25 years. He is still very interested in sparking a dialogue about this. He feels that this installation gives a voice to the bus riders, who may feel they don’t have a voice.
He wants to draw awareness while presenting a captivating work of art that will mimic a view of someone looking into a bus passing by. He has incorporated video into this work, which is truly mesmerizing. Peterson is immensely talented and has a very strong work ethic. He is also full of ideas. Much of his work tells his own story or the stories of people who have been a part of his life.
He grew up in Miami to Haitian immigrant parents. He attended a public school for arts and architecture. After high school, he did a stint at FIU in Miami. He then went to The College of Creative Studies in Detroit. He left before graduating. He said that the cold weather was a bit much.
I am very proud to be a part of the ArtCube. I also love working with Peterson and Red Tape. Red Tape is the production company that Peterson and Chris Jones own.
The show opens on Thursday, January 16th, from 6 to 9 p.m. Parking at Interstruct is free. The free shuttle will be running to CityArts from 6- 9 pm. There will be an artist talk at 7:30 p.m. and an industry happy hour from 5-7 p.m. inside the Interstruct offices.
I know I am a part of this, but this is the most interesting art venue in town.
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