Sarbale’ Ke

Address:

82200 Dr Carreon Blvd, Indio, CA

Time of Capture

July, 2025

About:

This is a public art instillation at Dr. Carron Park in Indio, CA. The art is titled Sarbale’ Ke, which means “House of Celebration” in the Bissa language of Burkina Faso. These towers were inspired by the baobab tree and were initially displayed at the 2019 Coachella Music and Arts Festival. These colorful towers “trees” grab your attention as you drive by. I stopped around 7:30 in the morning, lighting was perfect and not too hot. Park in the lot and explore the instillation. You can get very different images from various locations in and around the art display.

The first image is from under one of the towers. Depending on the direction you are shooting you can get very different images. Normally, I see a BW image before I capture the photo and convert it in post. This was different. I totally surprised at the image I captured.

The second image I have included shows, what I image it looks like to be caught in a web and the spider is looking at his next meal. The last image is more of an overview to give you an idea on what the display looks like.

Other Stuff:

There are many public art displays in the Coachella Valley and you can make a nice day trip capturing these different displays. I will be highlighting more in future postings on f8.

A couple of good places to eat near here are Shields Date Garden and Coral Sushi.

Shields Date Garden  

80-225 CA-111, Indio, CA. 92201

Hours: 9am – 5pm

This is where the Date industry in California started. They have a little gift shop where you can purchase their famous Date Shake or watch a movie about the Date. The movie “The Romance and Sex Life of the Date” continuously plays, it is a little dated (pun intended) but very informative its about 18 minutes long. If you cant wait to see it, you can view it online at the shieldsdategarden.com website. They also have a café there that is very good. I have had breakfast and lunch there and have not been disappointed. The item they are most noted for is their Date Shake. This is a must! A great milk shake that is not too sweet and different what you may have had in the past.

Coral Sushi & Sake Bar          

49830 Jefferson St. Ste 108, Indio, CA 92201

Hours: 4pm-9pm

Excellent sushi! A beautiful restaurant with outdoor seating. Went there for the first time a week ago and it is now my go to sushi place in the Coachella Valley. Service was outstanding. They have a purple rice, it is an heirloom rice, that was prized by royalty and used in some of their rolls. You can’t go wrong here.

Off to find another spot to share!

Dave