MOMENTUM

UROS ISLAND for MOMENTUM at Rutgers University

Location: Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ, 2014
Media: Stainless steel, diffusion material and reflective material, LEDs, custom lighting sequence, and electrical hardware
Dimensions: 9 ft 7 in x 9 ft 6 in x 1 ft

Grimanesa Amorós was invited to exhibit as part of the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series at Rutgers University, the longest-running exhibition space in the United States dedicated to women artists. For this occasion, she presented MOMENTUM, a site-specific light installation that evolved from her larger project UROS ISLAND. Inspired by the floating islands of Lake Titicaca, UROS ISLAND explores ancestral technologies, community, and the preservation of Indigenous knowledge.

Amorós adapted these themes specifically for the Mabel Smith Douglass Library. MOMENTUM responded to the architecture of the site while aligning with the curatorial focus of Momentum: Women/Art/Technology. The installation emphasized how women and transgender artists continue to expand the role of technology in contemporary art, drawing on cultural memory and innovation to create immersive, reflective experiences.

MIRANDA
Single channel video animation. 4 min 40 sec
Music by: Ivri Lider – The Young Professionals