A Road That Doesn’t Exist, But Could is an interdisciplinary sculpture that addresses the labor associated with art and the urban landscape. Casas’ use of labor is in an effort to bridge gaps and collapse class boundaries to question conventions about objects and the accessibility of art itself. In this case, he sourced processes and materials used by public work employees to mark and cultivate a juxtaposition that reflects on the relationship between the “everyday” worker and an artist.

The code below was first implemented in California after construction workers accidentally cut through a petroleum pipeline in 1976, resulting in a fatal explosion that destroyed half a city block. To prevent future incidents, a system of notation known as DigAlert was developed to communicate vital information to anyone who might be doing construction work or excavations in areas near underground cables or pipelines. Since then, the American Public Works Association established a standard color code to identify subterranean infrastructure in American cities.