Caught in the Headlights - D'Ali Roberts
Site-specific lighted installation of salvaged vehicle.
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Artist: D'Ali Roberts
Location: Main Library at 501 Copper Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 on 5th between Copper and Tijeras
Launch: April 3, 2026 ArtWalk (LEDs are activated from 5 to 8 pm)
Description: Roberts' site-specific installation transforms a salvaged vehicle into a radiant, light-driven sculpture. Using the car's frame and lighting elements, the work refracts and diffuses light into fields of neon, reflection, and shadow. When activated, the headlights and embedded LEDs ignite the piece, casting shifting patterns across its surfaces and surrounding space. Referencing Albuquerque's deep connection to the automobile and Route 66, the work layers nostalgia with contemporary light-based intervention. From a distance, it reads as a glowing beacon. Up close, it frames the body and invites movement through it, creating a moment of pause, gathering, and relative safety within the urban environment.
Artist links and social:
D'Ali Roberts
Instagram: @darknessabides
Threads: @darknessabides
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