![]() ![]() Photo from the author’s collection.Įach of the eggs is made up of between 70 and 88 layers of cut granite, depending on the height of each piece. Roundabout in action: the Faces of Elysian Valley from Point Grand View. ![]() So as a whole, the sculptures include 18 distinct faces. The faces used were randomly selected from 200 people who volunteered to have their faces scanned, and there’s a different face on either side of each egg. The pattern for each face was generated with 3D scanning technology, allowing for eerily accurate facial features. The sculptures feature the faces of residents who live and work in the neighborhoods bordering the roundabout - Elysian Valley, Cypress Park, and Lincoln Heights. The project was conceived and designed by Greenmeme, the Cypress Park-based art studio of Freyja Bardell and Brian Howe, in collaboration with world roundabout experts Ourston Roundabout Engineering. The unusual art installation was dedicated in February 2017 after more than eight years of planning. The colloquially named Riverside Roundabout sits at the intersection of San Fernando Road and Figueroa Street, at the base of the Riverside-Figueroa Bridge, where it marks a confluence of roads, rails, and rivers. This eye-catching piece of public art, consisting of nine stone sculptures ranging from eight to 12 feet in height, decorates the first real roundabout installed in Los Angeles. VISAGE GPS MINNESOTA SERIESFaces of Elysian Valley (The Riverside Roundabout)Ī series of nine egg-like sculptures featuring random faces of area residents keeps vigil over the first true roundabout in Los Angeles. ![]()
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