Glendale Library, Arts & Culture: "Estranged Landscape" by Yuntao Xu

Estranged Landscape is an immersive installation designed for the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale, a city where urban life meets natural landscapte. Inspired by the surrounding mountains and canyons, the installation reimagines natural topography using lightweight, reflective fabric suspended by strings to form fluid, voluminous shapes. Fuzzy textile and color-shifting lights enrich the surreal experience, inviting viewers to encounter beauty in an unexpected urban setting.

Yuntao Xu is a designer and licensed architect based in Los Angeles. He is the co-founder of Studio KOMA, a creative and architectural practice in LA. Currently, he also serves as a Project Designer at architectural firm - RIOS. Xu has previously worked at several internationally acclaimed firms, including MAD Architects, UNStudio, and Studio Pei-Zhu. He holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Nottingham. Since beginning his professional career in 2019, Yuntao has developed a strong command of diverse design platforms and cultivated a refined sensitivity to aesthetics. In addition to architectural practice, he actively engages in art-making, with a focus on digital fabrication, evocative forms, and material experimentation.

This temporary art installation is generously sponsored by the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission through funding from the Urban Art Program , and support from Glendale Library, Arts & Culture , Glendale Community Services & Parks , and the Adams Hill Neighborhood Association .