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Edra Soto: Graft PAF

Edra Soto: Design

Navillus Woodworks: Design Engineering, Project Management

Goodfriend Magruder CMD: Structural Engineering Consultation

Architectural Cast Stone, Millcreek Metalwork: Fabrication

Mariano Bros: Installation

Photos courtesy NYC Public Art Fund

Located in Doris C Freedman Plaza, Central Park NYC, this commission by the Public Art Fund is Soto’s latest in an ongoing series of installations based on rejas, wrought iron screens frequently seen outside homes in Puerto Rico. Rejas often feature repeating geometric motifs that can be traced to West Africa’s Yoruba symbol systems, in contrast to the Spanish architecture celebrated in official Puerto Rican tourism.