From towering robotic figures to larger-than-life flora, these eye-catching pieces envelop the festival with vibrancy and creativity.
The resulting works will become iconspart of the identity of this year’s show.
Whenever I travel, I collect and document, he says.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
I have a library that I go through at different points in time.
When I put them together, I often see unexpected things.
One day, I was arranging objects, and they appeared to form a figure.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Then I thought I should make figures with these patterns.
I consider myself a cyber physical architect and a critical technologist, Ozel says.
Cyber physical, meaning the work covers cyberspace and physical environments and the interaction between the two.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
As its name suggests, this pink, multi-part piece is based on the shapes of molecular clouds.
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Kumkum Fernando, “The Messengers,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Julian Bajsel, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Maggie West, “Eden,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Julian Bajsel, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Tyler Borchardt, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Güvenç Özel, “Holoflux,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2023 installation view of Vincent Leroy, “Molecular Cloud,” photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Coachella
