PROJECTS and SITES
A forty-year history of collaboration with Architects, Artists, Contractors, Engineers and Individual Clients. Project environments are residential, commercial, institutional - on and off-grid.
Power . Lighting . Control
San Francisco, California
WORKSHOP / STUDIO
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ONSITE | OFFSITE | CINEMA | SKETCHBOOK | WRITINGS
LUXBOX studio projects
2020
cinema ELEGY
cinema Bayview-Hunters Point - The first 5000 years
studio T-Line Newsletter with BHPflex
studio Website: Bayview Historical Society
Website: BHPflex
cinema 'if a TREE'
2019
offsite STONESCAPE 2019 Calistoga, Ca.
offsite BIG FISH in conjunction with Bayview Historical Society and SF Port
cinema BigFish landing
cinema
2018
offsite STONESCAPE 2018 Calistoga, Ca.
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2017
offsite STONESCAPE 2017 Calistoga, Ca.
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2016
travel NOLA, Seattle
offsite STONESCAPE 2016 Calistoga, Ca.
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2015
travel NOLA, NYC,Hawaii
offsite STONESCAPE 2015 Calistoga, Ca.
offsite REDFISH in conjunction with Bayview Historical Society and SF Port
cinema 'MARKETmusic'
studio GLUON9 #1
2014
studio San Francisco
offsite STONESCAPE 2014 Calistoga, Ca.
cinema New Orleans
travel NOLA, Seattle, Ohio, Kentucky, Berlin, Koln, Dresden, Prague, Brno, London
offsite Freetown Freestyle
2013
offsite Rainbow Warrior Project in collaboration with artist: Travis Sommerville w/EarthBoundMoon Moriarty, New Mexico
travel L.A., ABQ, Lafy, NOLA, Colorado
offsite STONESCAPE 2013 Calistoga, Ca.
cinema 'Dirtbag Challenge'
travel NYC/SwissAppleCaper
2012
offsite STONESCAPE 2012 Calistoga, Ca.
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2011
travel NYC / DC/ Turkey
offsite STONESCAPE 2011 Calistoga, Ca.
2010
travel Switzerland / Germany/NYC
cinema 'Hoopdance' by K9 Sound - a video by Racqoon Mammal
travel L.A., ABQ, Lafy, NOLA
travel NYC/ Boxing Day GUMBO in the Lower East Side
studio SEA-TAC
offsite STONESCAPE 2010
offsite: YOMAMA4
2009
travel Chengdu / Jiuzhaigou / L.A.
studio ' Chengdu Sun'
offsite STONESCAPE 2009
offsite: YOMAMA3
2008
travel Argentina/Chile
offsite STONESCAPE 2008
offsite: YOMAMA2
2007
offsite STONESCAPE Inaugural - Artist: James Turrell
offsite: YOMAMA1
2006
travel Switzerland/France/Austria/Germany
cinema Three micro-films
2005
offsite Staten Island Ferry III , IV SF, NYC, France, U.P.
travel India
cinema 'not a sound' KATRINA film project_New Orleans
cinema 'AnnjiDanji_INDIA 5005'
2004
offsite Viridis-Aureus-Carmesinus – ‘off the grid’ sustainable rural ranch project. Art and Architecture on Conservation Protected Uplands
travel NOLA/Spain
2003
offsite Staten Island Ferry I, II –World Space Artist: Werner Klotz –New York, Berlin
travel CUBA/NOLA
2002
offsite Visiting Artist Suites-Geyserville Califonia-Jim Jennings Architecture
travel Alsace
2001
travel Mexico/CapeCod/NYC/Netherlands/Belgium
2000
offsite Luxbox Collaborative Projects – San Francisco, New York
1999
studio Blue Portal – Oakland Freeway Transformation –Broadway/880 –un-built Artist Team: John Roloff and Dan Dodt
travel Texas
1998
studio Light Rail Station Platform –Color Barrier Project –un-built Artist Team: Catalusci and Dodt
studio LuxBox exhibit_San Francisco
1997
shop METRAe18 'ULTRAVIOLET' Curated group exhibition of three Women Artists. J. Bodner/S. Hersey/T. Delaney Re-Flected Site and Illuminated Object.
1996
offsite Capp Street Project -- Current Disturbance Artist: Mona Hatoum Team: Jessica Bodner
offsite Capp Street Project – Three Zones Artist: Sarkis Team: Jessica Bodner
shop METRAe17 Tony Calkins - recent work
1995
shop:
METRAe16 S.Scott Davis III - works
METRAe15 Bruce Hogeland - The Green Paintings
METRAe14 - Rene Yung - site installation
METRAe13 - Pattengill - Hogeland - Yung
METRAe12 - William Pattengill - new volumes
offsite Capp Street Project - The Fan Array Artist: The Art Guys - Team: Robert Catalusci, Jessica Bodner
offsite Capp Street Project -- The Majesty of Chao Artist: Robert Catalusci -- Team: Jessica Bodner, Tony Calkins, Jeff Smith
1994
offsite 'Viridis-Aureus-Carmesinus' Art and Architectural Project - Yorkville, California.
travel UK / Italy
shop METRAe11 - William Pattengill - Voluptuous Volumes
1987
shop 1983 -1987 METRAe2-METRA10 Multiple visual and installation art exhibitions -
METRAe BaHu #1 BA(Bayview)HU(Hunters Point)
1986
shop METRAe exhibition 212 12th Street S.F. –the moving show
travel Portugal
1985
shop 'K-APE' Guerrilla Radio Transmissions
1984
shop Founded "METRAe" Metropolitan Trades and Arts Affiliation of Tradesmen/Women and Artists - San Francisco
1981
travel UK / France / Spain / Switzerland
1978
offsite Arcosanti Festival of Music/Art-Arizona; stagehand
1977
offsite Graphics + Mural Mission Cultural Center S.F; graphics painter
1977
studio "bell-pepper paintings" - Loyola University
1976
studio "Planer Inversions" quarter-tone compositions; 'sonata for violin et volkswagen',
Loyola University
1975 'Stale Bread'-second line/ un-sanctioned LoyolaUniversity
1972
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Backstory-Workshop Studio
As a working title, LUXBOX is derived from the brand-name of a cube shaped, sheet metal camera developed in France, ca. 1933 ; the original was manufactured in multiples by Lumiere & Cie., with variations continuing through the 1950's
In 1972, during our student years in New Orleans, we were experimenting with pin-hole cameras, and had attempted to replicate the function or assembly of a Luxbox. With no luck on that endeavor, we instead turned to a Super-8, small, hand-held movie camera, wrote our first script and assembled a short film - EYES. view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOumzyF9uLQ In those early years, we were also self-taught musicians. Thankfully, there is no documentation of any early performances; we were clearly not ready for prime-time.
Following studies in Psychology and Engineering, with a move to California and continuing education in lighting science adding to the toolbox, a 40-year, related career in lighting (primarily within architectural and landscape environments) has resulted in actions more structured, technical and business-directed for the founder. An employers, sub-contractors, project managers and designers, the company, dodt-plc, completed over 3000 projects between 1978 and 2003. LUXBOX.com was registered in 1999 to combine the technical and creative endeavors of these field and studio projects.
While the field work continues into third decade of the 21st century, the LUXBOXstudio projects nevertheless exist as an out-of-balance, non-parallel, ongoing, right-brain exercise.
Auto didacticism ? -not exactly
We've been honored to work and collaborate with artists, architects, musicians, filmmakers and other immensely creative and influential friends and colleagues over the decades. This work captures a few creative and art-related projects, travel, writing, webwork, and other amateur film /video musings.