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Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CoachellaETHEREAThree translucent architectural sculptures — each five to seven stories high — rose dreamlike from the concert grounds. Created by Edoardo Tresoldi and fashioned from wire-mesh, they were there...and not there, depending on your state of mind.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CoachellaINSIDE ETHEREAThe see-through, walk-through, baroque structures — called Etherea — seemed to transform as the blazing desert sky turned from bright blue to purple night, giving concert-goers a meeting place as well as a spot to take a breath and think deep thoughts.
Rich Fury/Getty Images for CoachellaSPECTRACoachella's most Instagrammable installation was certainly the seven-story Spectra — it even came with its own filters! Walking up to the observation deck, your view of the desert changed with every step, now red, now orange, now yellow.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CoachellaLODESTARLodestar, a cartoonish airplane making a soft landing, was fashioned of glass, polished metal, and recycled and repurposed objects by artist, designer, and master builder Randy Polumbo.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CoachellaLODESTAR BY NIGHT
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for CoachellaSUPERNOVALike a glowing star atop a giant cosmic Christmas, Supernova shot out 40 feet in all directions.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for CoachellaPALM-3 WORLD STATIONSimón Vega, an artist from El Salvador, created this massive sculpture — which he called Palm-3 World Station — that looked like a mashup of a satellite and a shantytown.
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CoachellaPALM-3 WORLD STATION BY NIGHT
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CoachellaTHE DESERT AS CANVAS