The opening of "Rosas y Nopales," a new installation by San Diego-based artist Armando de la Torre: "Rosas y Nopales" is a site-specific installation designed for the surrounding neighborhood. Using found objects, live plants, preserved roses, recycled cardboard, wood, and video, de la Torre interprets the location of the gallery to find and share an inclusive meaning within the surrounding community. With roses, cactus, and mud as central themes, de la Torre embraces southwestern motifs, drawing visual references to an older California. These visual cues emerge through the cardboard theater and direct the installation in a loose narrative, whose story merges ideas of contemporary art, theater, ritual, and local history in the spirit of folk traditions. Re-using various framing conventions and sculptural concepts, de la Torre builds theaters constructed from recycled cardboard and re-claimed wood, an idea originating with toy theatres. Some materials are found in the street, becoming inspiration and context. These framing devices help locate a scene in the proscenium and provides sculptural opportunities to tell a story.