Based on the concept of past to present, encompassing the interplay of place, home, culture and identity, "Bronx: Heart, Homeland" depicts silhouetted images of people living in the urban neighborhood of the Bronx. The eight black stainless steel units are uniquely integrated within the station environment to create a narrative associated with everyday life in the neighborhood — a life, for most, that revolves around the subway station.

The focal points of connections are linked between the home and the heart, both literally and metaphorically. Each silhouetted representation is displayed in different positions: skateboarding, selling books, walking on the street and taking pathways to the station. Man-made fragments of the 20th and 21st century of Bronx history are shown, such as the subway line, networks, electricity cables, and telephone poles. The sculptures are imbued with a visible presence not only for those who built them, but for those here today, tomorrow and beyond. 

New York-based artist Priscila De Carvalho is a multimedia artist working with painting, sculpture, and site-specific installations. De Carvalho’s visual narratives range from urban environments to social, economic, and political content. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship Award, Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) at the Bronx Museum, Sculpture Space Fellowship Award, and Aljira Emerge 10 Fellowship Program.

De Carvalho's permanent public art is installed at the Richard Rogers Public School commissioned by Public Art for Public Schools, and The Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT). She has been an artist-in-residence at Lower East Side Printshop, Socrates Sculpture Park, Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning Workspace Program, and Sculpture Space.