Discovery Green celebrates Houston’s unsung heroes in tree projections
The tree trunks are strung with festive white holiday lights, but Craig Walsh s projection effects are so eerie some people may want to run the other way.
Molly Glentzer December 14, 2020Updated: December 15, 2020, 1:41 pm
Faces are projected onto the trees that are the winter art installation Monuments at Discovery Green Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Houston. The work, designed by Australian artist Craig Walsh, features giant slow-motion video projections of unsung Houston heroes who were nominated by the public onto the canopies of five trees at the park. Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Voices of Houston: Discovery Green honors unsung Houston heroes in its winter art installation
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Five individuals chosen for their community impact and exemplary service to others will be featured in “Monuments” by artist Craig Walsh. The art installation consists of video projections onto trees, showcasing the subjects close-up and in slow-motion, giving the impression of living monuments to honor the individuals being recognized. The community heroes selected for this project include:
Tommy Garcia-Prats, one of the founders and the General Manager of Small Places LLC, a company working to address systemic issues in health through the development and practice of Community Impact Agriculture. With his brothers, Tommy runs Finca Tres Robles farm which is used as an education space and more recently to feed countless food-insecure families during the pandemic.