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City to unveil 20-foot fiberglass sculpture "Resiliant Light" by local artist
Summary
A new 20-foot, 2,000-pound fiberglass sculpture called "Resiliant Light," created by local artist Isaac Garuso and selected by Valley Metro, will be unveiled in Downtown Phoenix in the coming weeks; the artist says the piece draws on South Phoenix community input and includes internal illumination designed to serve as a nighttime beacon.
A new public sculpture titled "Resiliant Light" will be unveiled in Downtown Phoenix in the coming weeks, a city staff member said. The artwork was created by local artist Isaac Garuso after being selected by Valley Metro and was fabricated locally in fiberglass; it stands about 20 feet tall and weighs about 2,000 pounds.
The staff member said the sculpture "utilizes its transparency and an internal light as a beacon at night," a design intended to reference the nexus with South Phoenix and the community’s history. According to the announcement, Garuso worked with residents of South Phoenix over seven years to shape the piece and to convey "our desire to overcome obstacles and how we thrive in this warm desert landscape."
City materials said a local manufacturer built the sculpture from fiberglass. The artist and the city described the lighting and transparency as features meant to make the sculpture visible at night and to symbolically represent resilience and local heritage.
No dates for a public unveiling event beyond "within the next few weeks" were specified in the announcement, and no funding sources or permitting details were mentioned. The presentation occurred as an informational announcement; no votes or formal city actions were recorded in the meeting transcript concerning the sculpture.
The announcement framed the work as a community-rooted installation selected by Valley Metro and placed near Downtown Phoenix; organizers said it will be installed and revealed to the public in the near term.
