THE PYLON PROJECT / EL PROYECTO POSTE

Pylon, noun: A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights; an obelisk; big signs full of smaller signs at shopping centers.

Poste, sustantivo: Un mástil de iluminación; un soporte independiente para proyectores; un obelisco; Grandes carteles llenos de carteles más pequeños en los centros comerciales.

The Pylon Project, presented by THASTG, explores Houston pylon signs as demonstrations of Houston’s zoning laws (or lack thereof), culture, and history. The Houstonian imagination fills each block, each square on a grid, with life. Each business represents something. The rest is up to you. The following works are by Houstonian writers, poets, artists, and photographers who explore pylons in their neighborhoods and/or beyond. They were also released as limited print zines in winter 2023.

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El Proyecto Poste, presentado por THASTG, explora las señales de los postes de Houston como demostraciones de las leyes de zonificación (o la falta de ellas), la cultura y la historia de Houston. La imaginación houstoniana llena cada bloque con vida, cada cuadrado de una cuadrícula. Cada negocio representa algo. El resto depende de usted. Las siguientes obras son de escritores, poetas, artistas y fotógrafos de Houston que exploran las postes en sus barrios y/o más. También se publicaron como zines de impresión limitada en el invierno de 2023.

Cover for a zine titled The Pylon Project: Every Corner a Monument by Reyes Ramirez with the Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
Cover for a zine titled Beyond the Arrow: A Photo Essay Toward a Houston Panorama by Edward Santos Garza with the Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
Cover for a zine titled IYKYK by Claudia Corletto with the Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
Cover for a zine titled Blood Flow by Sebastien Boncy with the Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
Cover for a zine titled Houston Pylon Dramedies by Sebastian Gomez de la Torre with Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
Cover for a zine titled Santos & Rufina by Yeiry Guevara with the Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
Cover for a zine titled These Northside Streets by Farrah Fang with the Houston interstate system drawn in with images such as a crocodile, a car, baseball, bats, flooded house, spacecraft, bbq, and fire.
A grid of zine covers of various colors interrupted by middle text stating "THASTG @ ZFH, Saturday, November 18, 2023, Table, Panel & Free Zine Giveaway" next to the City of Houston seal with a Houston Arts Alliance funding credit.
A blue and gold seal of the City of Houston with the phrase FUNDED IN PART BY THE CITY OF HOUSTON THROUGH HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE beside it.