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Digital DNA is a public art project commissioned by the Palo Alto Public Arts Commission for Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California. It was created by Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz and installed in 2005. Digital DNA addresses complicated themes of technology and public space in Silicon Valley.
- Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz
- Printed circuit boards
- 210 cm × 150 cm (84 in × 60 in)
- 2005
Oct 11, 2017 · For 12 years, a giant egg covered in computer circuit boards has balanced in the middle of Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto. “Digital DNA,” created by artist Adriana Varella and...
Nov 17, 2017 · Digital DNA, the 7-foot-tall egg-shaped sculpture made of computer circuit boards installed in Lytton Plaza, will be removed from the city’s public-art collection, the Public Art Commission...
- Karla Kane
Digital DNA is a contemporary egg-shaped sculpture installed in downtown Palo Alto. The eccentric-looking egg, which stands seven feet (2.1 meters) tall, is made up of quilted-together circuit boards, and its egg shape alludes to Silicon Valley's important role as the birthplace of new technology.
Maltz’ Digital DNA, located at Lytton Plaza, based on the findings of the evaluation process and conditions outlined in the City’s Deaccession of Artwork Policy 1-59/CSD (Attachment 1) adopted in December 2016. Background: Digital DNA is a seven-foot-tall egg-shaped sculpture made of welded steel, polystyrene bead foam,
Nov 27, 2018 · BOSTON—Digital DNA, the seven-foot-tall outdoor sculpture by artists Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz, has found a new home on the campus of Harvard Business School. Originally commissioned by the city of Palo Alto in the early 2000’s, it resided in Lytton Plaza in the center of the city until making the cross-country trek last Spring.
