DESCRIPTION:   sculptural skylight and light walls:  

• Blue skylight:   approx. 15-foot by 2-foot, 3-panel, blue laminatd glass skylight that projects a thin blue line of light

• Light walls:  two 10-foot high by 10-foot wide Azurelite glass and etched sandstone light walls with 918 Martin intelligent lighting fixtures

This project for the city of Santa Monica's new joint police and fire facility was in collaboration with architect Mehrdad Yazdani.  On the courtyard wall outside the entrance to the public safety facility is Eugene Daub's 2017 The Benchmark for Excellence.

Artist's statement:  "The housing of two public agencies, Police and Fire represent two similar but different public institutions and stereotypically project two divergent preconceptions.  The consolidation of both functions physically and symbolically unite public opinion (perception).  Both agencies resolve conflict (put out fires physically and emotionally) and share strong community values vital to the health and welfare of citizenry. The art installations, with a skylight and light wall are metaphorically a bridge between the semiotic and the perceptual."

"Blue Skylight: The skylight of blue laminated glass in the interior lobby records the phenomenon of light, like a sundial, marking time daily, and seasonally, cartographically marking the position of the site to the community and world at large.  The projected thin blue line of light metaphorically is an edge of our moral doctrine, a line of conscience, an abstraction for the collective by which we structure governance."

"Light Walls: The light wall installations in the lobby and second floor mezzanine construct a language of color and form within a minimal construction.  The intelligent lighting system, illuminates light walls of blue glass through a sequenced program light play each hour.  Blue is overcome by red and amber light patterns then gradually reappears as the amber/red light fades.  The visual occurrence is layered in meaning from sunrise/sunset, sky/water, to conflict/resolution, and fire/water."  - Michael Davis