{"id":2004898,"date":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2004898"},"modified":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T21:00:00","slug":"in-guadalajara-a-ceramic-tile-mural-mimics-a-sun-drenched-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2004898","title":{"rendered":"In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a person crawls atop colorful ceramic tiles on a floor\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All photos by New Forms Media, courtesy of Alex Proba, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">In Guadalajara, a Ceramic Tile Mural Mimics a Sun-Drenched Ecosystem<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-22T13:23:54-05:00\">June 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fceramica-suro-alex-proba-guadalajara-mural%2F&amp;title=In%20Guadalajara%2C%20a%20Ceramic%20Tile%20Mural%20Mimics%20a%20Sun-Drenched%20Ecosystem\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#88b7fbfdeae2edebfcb5c1e6adbab8cffde9ece9e4e9e2e9fae9adbacbadbab8e9adbab8cbedfae9e5e1ebadbab8dce1e4edadbab8c5fdfae9e4adbab8c5e1e5e1ebfbadbab8e9adbab8dbfde6a5ccfaede6ebe0edecadbab8cdebe7fbf1fbfcede5aee9e5f8b3eae7ecf1b5c1e6adbab8cffde9ece9e4e9e2e9fae9adbacbadbab8e9adbab8cbedfae9e5e1ebadbab8dce1e4edadbab8c5fdfae9e4adbab8c5e1e5e1ebfbadbab8e9adbab8dbfde6a5ccfaede6ebe0edecadbab8cdebe7fbf1fbfcede5adbab8adcdbaadb0b8adb1bcadbab8e0fcfcf8fbadbbc9adbaceadbaceffffffa6fce0e1fbe1fbebe7e4e7fbfbe9e4a6ebe7e5adbacebab8babeadbaceb8beadbaceebedfae9e5e1ebe9a5fbfdfae7a5e9e4edf0a5f8fae7eae9a5effde9ece9e4e9e2e9fae9a5e5fdfae9e4adbace\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"475226\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thousands of handmade ceramic tiles nest together like a puzzle on the facade of the Torre San Luis\u00a0hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico. Abstract shapes evocative of a lush garden ecosystem burst across the outdoor wall in a collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studioproba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alex Proba<\/a> and the artisans of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ceramicasuro\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cer\u00e1mica Suro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u201cShape of Movement,\u201d the large-scale public work melds Proba\u2019s organic visual language with a color palette that reflects the local environment. Earthy neutrals, alongside dusty pinks and blues, mimic the sun-drenched landscape, while the dynamic forms appear as if they\u2019re mid-motion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475226\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-8.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Alex Proba of colorful ceramic tiles in the shape of plants\" class=\"wp-image-475238\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe work is about the movement we carry through spaces every day,\u201d Proba shares. \u201cI wanted the mural to feel as if the shapes are interacting with one another and flowing through the architecture itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the second collaboration between Proba and Cer\u00e1mica Suro, following a vibrant swimming pool installation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studioproba.com\/studio\/cm9svb0egf7dh07n4ajrypiuc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a Miami home<\/a>. Find more from both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexproba\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the artist<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ceramicasuro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the studio<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475226\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-7.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Alex Proba of colorful ceramic tiles in the shape of plants\" class=\"wp-image-475237\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475226\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-11.jpg\" alt=\"a person works on a mural by Alex Proba of colorful ceramic tiles amid scaffolding\" class=\"wp-image-475241\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475226\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-5.jpg\" alt=\"a mural by Alex Proba of colorful ceramic tiles in the shape of plants\" class=\"wp-image-475235\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/proba-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-475226\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" 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