It’s no secret that the hi-desert is full of talented artists. So when officials with the Town of Yucca Valley put out the call for art in public places, the community truly delivers. Such is the origin of a new installation set up at the Yucca Valley Branch Library Plaza.
After an open call for proposals for the space, Town officials selected a silicon bronze piece from artist Chad La Fever titled, “Where is My Mind.” The piece went up a few weeks ago, and features a life-size, abstracted human figure, with an empty space for a head, striking a “Hamlet” pose and contemplating a brain.
Le Fever says that the piece is, “a dynamic exploration of contemporary society’s relationship with technology and social media.”m
It’s a serene, thought-provoking piece placed at Yucca Valley’s busiest intersection. But if you want to take a closer look, you can pull off the highway, park at the library, always an outpost of serenity, and get a close look at Le Fever’s striking figure shimmering in the desert sun.
You can see the piece right now. It’s standing alone on a stone platform just south of Twentynine Palms Highway where it meets Old Woman Springs Road.
The Town of Yucca Valley is holding a ribbon cutting for the piece on Monday (March 24) at 5:30 p.m. Come by the Yucca Valley Branch Library Plaza to see the piece and meet the artist.
And if you miss the event on Monday, “Where is My Mind” will be on display until the Town’s Christmas Tree takes its place in the winter.
