Convoy

Convoy is a mobile public artwork that transforms early-morning freeways into a stage for tension, anticipation, and the unexpected. The piece consists of at least three full-size trucks, each pulling open low-boy trailers carrying oversized, enigmatic loads. Though visible, the cargoes resist easy identification, evoking a sense of unease with their vaguely militaristic presence.

The trucks are illuminated from stem to stern with running lights, accompanied by support vehicles flashing yellow beacons and a police escort, lending the formation a ceremonial, almost ritualistic weight. The convoy traverses Los Angeles freeways in the darkest hours before dawn, performing two circumnavigations before returning to its hidden staging area.

The work engages audiences incidentally, transforming routine commutes into encounters with the unknown. Drivers and early-morning travelers may catch glimpses of the formation as it passes—a momentary, disorienting experience that is at once cinematic, foreboding, and surreal. Its impact relies on subtlety: viewers rarely see the convoy in full, and the incomplete glimpses amplify the tension and mystery.

Convoy explores perception, expectation, and the power of context. Ordinary objects—a truck, a trailer, a load—are rendered extraordinary when arranged deliberately, lit dramatically, and placed within the familiar setting of city highways. The piece asks viewers to confront the dissonance between what is known and what is unknown, transforming mundane infrastructure into a stage for art that is at once physical, visual, and psychological.

Ultimately, the work is a meditation on collective experience, fleeting perception, and the ability of art to unsettle, provoke, and engage the unsuspecting public in moments of heightened awareness.

Convoy is a recurring, performative artwork, designed to appear anywhere at any time. Each staging is unique, fleeting, and capable of surprising, engaging, and challenging those who encounter it.