Land Art Generator Initiative

Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), founded by Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry,[1] is an organization dedicated to devising alternative energy solutions through sustainable design and public art[2] by providing platforms for scientists and engineers to collaborate with artists, architects and other creatives on public art projects that generate sustainable energy infrastructures.[3] Since 2010, LAGI has hosted biannual international competitions stimulating artists to design public art that produces renewable energy.[1] Sites for these contests have included Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Copenhagen, Denmark, New York City and Santa Monica, California.[4] Land Art Generator Initiative also led efforts that have resulted in the world's first Solar Mural artworks.[5]

La Monarca: The World's First Land Art Generator Solar Mural Artwork

LAGI International Design Competitions

Every two years since 2010, Land Art Generator Initiative has conducted international competitions leading design teams from over forty countries to create for art-based solutions to renewable energy challenges.[6]

2010 - Adu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[7]

2012 - Freshkills Park, New York[8]

2014 - Copenhagen, Denmark[9]

2016 - Santa Monica, California

2018 - Melbourne, Australia[10]

2019 - Abu Dubai, United Arab Emirates[11]

2020 - Fly Ranch, Nevada[12]

2022 - Mannheim, Germany[13]

Solar Mural Artworks

The world's first Solar Mural artworks, developed through leadership from the Land Art Generator Initiative, are located in San Antonio, Texas. These artworks are the result of an advanced photovoltaic film technology that allows light to filter through an image-printed film adhered to solar panels. The first is a stand-alone work called, La Monarca.[14] The world's first wall-mounted Solar Mural artwork is on the facade of Brackenridge Elementary School.[15]

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  9. Rosenfield, Karissa (October 5, 2014). "Winning Proposals Transform Power Plants into Public Art". ArchDaily. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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