‘Look Up,’ an immersive artwork, created at Pomona’s Mt. San Antonio Gardens
Residents of Mt. San Antonio Gardens retirement community in Pomona recently participated in Project: “Look Up,” an immersive artwork created in collaboration with ET Projects.
“Look Up” is a kaleidoscopic rose window created by filming with drones, staged at Mt. San Antonio Gardens according to a news release.
To create the work, Mt. San Antonio Gardens residents moved in tandem under colorful umbrellas throughout several venues on the community’s campus. The geometry of the different venues allowed participants to physically distance and informed the movement within each composition.
The umbrellas used in the project are printed with brightly colored drawings of plants by Elizabeth Turk, the artist who spearheaded ET Projects. The plants pictured on the umbrellas, including gingko, lodgepole pine and poppies, have unique histories of survival, according to the news release.
The “Look Up” project is designed to tell stories of resilience and express the belief that one can “Look Up” and see through today into a more optimistic tomorrow, according to the news release.
Elizabeth Turk, who launched ET Projects in 2018, is known for her work as a sculptor and is a MacArthur Fellow represented by Hirschl & Adler Modern, NYC. ET Projects is committed to building community through art and nature, and “Look Up” is an adaptation from the global Shoreline Project: Laos (www.shorelineproject.org/), postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
For information about ET Projects, go to elizabethturkstudios.com/et-projects/who-we-are/.
Mt. San Antonio Gardens is a nonprofit, nationally accredited Life Care senior community, founded in 1961. Approximately 500 people live at Mt. San Antonio Gardens, which has 31 acres of landscaped grounds.
For information about Mt. San Antonio Gardens, go to msagardens.org.
Jay Labinger is a Gardens resident, he was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Jay received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Harvey Mudd College. He attended Harvard University where he earned a Ph.D. He was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Notre Dame. His career has included positions with Occidental Research Corporation & Atlantic Richfield. He is the Administrator of Beckman Institute at the California Institute of Technology as well as a Faculty Associate in the Chemistry Department. He enjoys reading, playing the piano, tennis and traveling. He has published books on the history of chemistry, sociology of science and literature & science. Here at the Gardens, Jay is part of the Conservation & Sustainability Committee the Green Fund as well as many other groups through the Gardens Club.
Jane Hurd is a Gardens resident, she was born & raised in a small town in Arkansas. After she received her BA from the University of Arkansas she moved to California and taught seventh grade English in Porterville CA. After two years she moved to Los Angeles and worked for the Department of Health Services and pursued a master’s degree in public administration from USC. She served as CEO for two Los Angeles area hospitals. She continues to consult as an executive coach for CEOs of healthcare companies. She has served on several boards including Mutual of America Insurance Company, YMCA of Metropolitan LA, LA Visiting Nurses Association and Inland Empire Girl Scouts. Jane is an award-winning author and plays several musical instruments. Here at the Gardens, Jane is part of the newly formed Bequest Committee, as well as many other groups through the Gardens Club.
