R-Evolution

-ON DISPLAY NOW-

Artist: Marco Cochrane

Location: On display at Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco. Near the intersection of Market and Steuart Streets
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Partners: San Francisco Rec + Park, Sijbrandij Foundation, Building 180

Photo credits: Masaki Omori, Messiah Foster, Lisa Vortman

Marco Cochrane’s R-Evolution is a powerful symbol of empowerment, unity, and personal autonomy, making it a meaningful addition to Embarcadero Plaza—one of San Francisco’s most dynamic public spaces. Situated along Market Street, a major artery of the city, and in front of the historic Ferry Building, the installation connects with the area’s rich cultural and architectural significance.

As a site where artists regularly showcase their work, Embarcadero Plaza provides an ideal setting for R-Evolution to engage a diverse public audience. Its placement in this prominent location reinforces San Francisco’s identity as a city that champions progressive values, artistic expression, and civic dialogue. Given its themes of resilience and transformation, the artwork resonates deeply within the city’s social and political landscape, offering an inspiring presence at a time when public spaces are being redefined and revitalized

Special thanks to:

Deja Solis, Artist Muse + Collaborator
Art Crew: Natale Ramatici and Cheryl Humbert
Install Crew: L Stockhausen, Joel Millikan, Ian McCann
Lighting: Phil Spitler
Matty Mo

About the Artist

Marco Cochrane was born to American artists in Venice, Italy in 1962 and raised in Northern California in the midst of the political and cultural movement of those times. As a result, Marco learned respect for oneness, balance and the imperative to make the world a better place. In particular, he identified with the female struggle with oppression and saw feminine energy and power as critical to the world’s balance. In his 20s, on a dare, he explored sculpting and discovered both his ability to capture human emotion and energy and the power of art to amplify.

Self-taught, for more than 20 years Marco sculpted in clay and cast in bronze, primarily women who chose their own poses, their own expressions. In 2007 he attended the Burning Man Festival and was inspired to take his art and his message in a new direction, he just did not yet know how. In 2009 he returned, and it was then he realized how he could enlarge his sculptures to monumental proportions while maintaining their integrity, thus magnifying their impact.

Marco believes that the time we have to solve the problems that threaten our existence on this planet is running out, and that the key to finding real lasting solutions is bringing feminine energy into balance with male energy: a global shift, already underway.