Rooted

Artist: Griffin, Louise

Date: 2012

Medium: Ink on vinyl

County Department: Public Library

Artwork Site: East Rancho Dominguez Library

Supervisorial District: 2

Current Status: On view

About the Artwork: Los Angeles-based artist and architect, Louise Griffin, designed and fabricated a two-dimensional artwork for the East Rancho Dominguez Library. In her early visits to the neighborhood, the artist noted the abundance of mature growth trees, particularly outside the Community Center. Trees are inherently beautiful, but they also symbolize sustainability. Her design celebrates both the neighborhood’s history (by depicting local trees and historic maps) and the library itself (through book imagery). The artwork is a colorful collage of these visual elements on glass panels hung 10 feet high on the interior of the library. 

About the Artist: Louise Griffin is a Los Angeles-based artist who is transitioning from an architecture to a studio art practice. Her work demonstrates a deep commitment to environmental sustainability and community. This commission will result in her first permanent public art installation. Griffin received her MArch from UCLA and completed her thesis at the Royal Academy of Art, Architecture School, in Copenhagen, Denmark.