TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER EL PASO
El Intercambio
2008
LARRY KIRKLAND (AMERICAN)
Granite
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
El Intercambio is a six-foot-wide, 200-foot-long pathway of
granite pavers that are engraved with images of life. The
largest of these, Portal, references details of the school’s main
entryway. In outline, the sculpture of striped Imperial red and
Kashmir gold granite recalls Spanish Mission architecture,
while cut through it is the profile of a human head. Mind,
crafted from the same two types of granite, is the positive
head cut out of Portal. It is engraved with a floral pattern,
recalling the region’s Hispanic culture; within the design are
hidden tools of daily life. On either end of the pathway are
Absolute black granite keyholes with windows. The surfaces
are engraved with images from science, such as human
organs, molecular models, and mathematic equations.
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