SARBALÉ KE CELEBRATION & RIBBON CUTTING
2022-04-20 15:30 - 16:00 UTC | Dr. Carreon Park 82200 Dr. Carreon Blvd Indio CA 92201
The City of Indio is celebrating the installation of 'Sarbal Ke,' with a ribbon cutting and reception at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 20 at Dr. Carreon Park. The commemoration of this event, supported by the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, will coincide with the opening of the 2022 Mobius Conference, of which Sarbal Ke artist Francis K r participated in 2019.

A series of towers originally installed at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Sarbal Ke means 'House of Celebration.' Nine towers were acquired by the City of Indio as a long-term loan from Goldenvoice, and relocated to Dr. Carreon Park in late 2021. The soaring structures range in height from nine to 49 feet tall, and reference the baobab trees that claim a remarkable and dominant presence in the artist K r 's native West African village of Gando, Burkina Faso. The joyful colors and deep shadows provide valuable shaded spaces, similar to the baobab trees, and exude the same welcoming appeal.

K r is an artist, architect and educator based in Berlin, Germany. He is the recipient of the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The Pritzker is considered the most prestigious honor in the field of architecture, and K r is the first Black recipient of this award. He is also the founder of the K r Foundation, which serves the inhabitants of Gando through the development of projects, partnerships and fundraising, and the founder of K r Architecture.
