Matthew Mazzotta

UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE

Steel, Wood, Polypropylene, 2024

While developing UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE, the artist spoke to community members who described their houses and backyards as important spaces of social life and personal expression. Throughout the neighborhood, diverse musical sounds and culinary scents emanate from homes, weaving together to form a unique quilt of cultural identities. 

This artwork also honors Sacramento's history of infrastructure developments to prevent flooding. In the 19th century, streets and buildings were raised several feet above the original ground level as a precaution.

This artwork uses hundreds of brightly colored spinners to create a sculpture in the shape of a house. When wind passes through, the elevated house responds with a playful and dynamic motion, reflecting the rich life within each home.