He's So Original

Charles Horn is a green machine.

“If I thought of myself as a pie chart, I’m 75 percent worried about my consumption and how it affects the world,” says wood-working sculptor and future-architect, Charles Horn. “I also think about the way things are made.” Charles is a bonafide renaissance man and his diverse interests result in a tension that he diagnoses as healthy. “My sculpture is more of an intellectual process. It’s about me exploring my background and identity,” he says. From a family of loggers, carpenters and contractors, Charles has “sawdust in [his] blood.” Hailing from ColetaValley, Al., Charles experiences “urban versus rural tension,” playing out in his art and inspiring his convictions. “I’m going to approach architecture from the standpoint of social justice.” After completing a graduate program in architecture in Texas, Charles hopes to return home to encourage Birmingham towards sustainable living communities. “I really like the thought of going away and then coming back and doing something here.”

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