Pinecrest Tribune

From Pinecrest bike rides to a sculpture on wheels

Growing up in Pinecrest, some of my favorite days started on a bicycle. We would ride to Matheson Hammock Park & Marina, stop at the Redfish Grill’s to-go window for a burger and lemonade with an ocean view, then stop at Pinecrest Wayside Market for strawberry shakes on the way home.

Today, I’m exploring Miami’s streets with something considerably larger: LUMENOX, a traveling sculpture that brings together metal, light, movement, and a custom soundscape.

Those childhood rides stay with me because of everything we experienced along the way. Familiar places gave us reasons to stop, spend time together, and enjoy being part of the neighborhood.

I think about those experiences today as an artist. They remind me why it matters to bring creativity into the places people already inhabit.

My family’s connection to Pinecrest began in 1977, when my grandparents purchased the home where my father grew up.They still live there. I grew up in Pinecrest too, and I remain actively connected to the community.

I remember the playground at Evelyn Greer Park and attending events there, including KC and the Sunshine Band’s performance in 2006. A familiar park became a setting for a shared experience that stayed with me.

Communities make room for those moments when they bring music and art into everyday spaces. Someone can arrive knowing nothing about the artist and leave with something to remember or discuss.

My background is in construction, with studies in architecture and engineering. I’ve always been passionate about lighting. When a client needed a gate, I sketched an idea on a napkin. They trusted me to build something that looked good, functioned, and would last.

That project helped me see how a practical structure could become an artistic experience. As my sculpture practice developed, I explored how light could become part of a form and change the way people experienced its surroundings.

LUMENOX grew out of an idea I hadn’t encountered in my own experience: an illuminated sculpture that could travel through everyday surroundings, with movement and sound becoming part of the work.

Since its debut on January 1, 2026, LUMENOX has been traveling through Miami. Built atop a custom Ford Super Duty F-350, its hand-fabricated metal structure incorporates more than 700 LEDs.

In daylight, its geometry and construction are visible. After dark, illumination reveals another dimension. As it travels, viewing angles change, and buildings, trees, and sky become temporary parts ofthe composition. Its custom soundscape adds another way to experience the work.

LUMENOX embraces the roads it travels, including the occasional route off them. I accept the wear and possibility of damage that come with moving through the world.I build with care, but keeping the piece pristine cannot become the reason it never goes anywhere.

I want people to encounter it.

Someone might notice the light, listen to the soundscape, or wonder how it was constructed.Each response offers a way to connect. People can see different things in the same work and still have something to share.

For communities, making room for art begins with that openness. A temporary exhibition, a demonstration, or a conversation with an artist can give residents a chance to experience something unfamiliar in a place they know.

It also takes thought. Sound, lighting, scale, and placement affect the people who already use a space. Artists and hosts need to consider how people can experience the work comfortably.

Residents have a role, too. Attend a local event. Ask an artist about the process. Bring a child who might be curious about how something was made. Share an interpretation, even if it differs from someone else’s.

A child watching something being built may discover an interest that stays with them long after the event is over. That possibility matters.

My memories of Pinecrest remind me that these experiences can last. The playground, the concert, and the stops along a bicycle ride became part of my relationship with the community.

Through my work, I hope to contribute another opportunity to pause and become curious. We cannot predict which experience someone will remember years later. We can make room for more of them in the places we share.