FIAT LUX – ‘let there be light’
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
Greatbatch Pavilion
September 12 – October 27, 2025
For the 2025 Martin House Creative Residency, Cheyenne Concepcion has produced FIAT LUX or ‘let there be light’ – a project that explores Frank Lloyd Wright’s use of light as a primary medium.
The site-specific installation reimagines how Wright’s symphony of constructed rhythms alchemizes light into an ethereal, ephemeral, even spiritual experience. Concepcion’s work responds to the spatial strategies and design gestures the architect implemented at Martin House, most notably the central fireplace. The installation is anchored by the Martin House hearth, the beating heart of the home and what Wright believed to be a portal linking his buildings to earth and sky. Concepcion immerses the audience into her composition by combining cyanotype printed textiles with the enveloping motif of a Martin House original blueprint.
Drawing upon her heritage, she also employs the bold visual language of Binakol weaving—a traditional Filipino textile art characterized by geometric optical patterns holding deep religious significance and a connection with light and nature.
FIAT LUX is a poetic conversation between past and present, between Wright’s vision and Concepcion’s heritage-infused practice.
About the Artist
Cheyenne Concepcion (b. 1991, Los Angeles, CA) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer working at the intersection of sculpture, installation, and public art. Based in New York and San Francisco, her research-driven practice explores cultural memory, migration, and the built environment. She holds degrees in Urban Studies and Landscape Architecture from UC San Diego and UC Berkeley, respectively, and was awarded the Excellence in Design Award. Concepcion has held residencies at Socrates Sculpture Park, Monument Lab, and the Goethe-Institute, among others, and has exhibited nationally, including recent shows at Horton Gallery (2025), Patricia Sweetow Gallery (2024), and Highline Nine Galleries (2023).
