"Tlaloc, the Aztec rain deity, now blesses the fire station, honoring our indigenous relatives, with hopes he will watch over and protect the neighborhood and its people,"
"Tlaloc is often pictured with a jug of flowing water, represented here with a ladder and fire hose mixed into the water flow, honoring the firefighters."
Artist Jesse Hernandez created two metal murals featuring Tlaloc, the Aztec rain god, on the exterior of Fire Station 8 in East San Jose. The mirror-image murals hang against a fire-engine red backdrop and depict Tlaloc with a jug of flowing water reimagined to include a ladder and fire hose, honoring firefighters. The jug design references California native water baskets and the station number is rendered as an ouroboros in the style of Quetzalcoatl. The 5,500-square-foot, two-story station includes a fueling station and infrastructure for electric fire engines. The public art cost $125,000 and was funded by Measure T.
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