SURGE: WIGGLE POSTS vignette

Artist Benson Shaw

MediumGalvanized steel, aluminum cast urethane resin, confetti, glass acrylic, miscellaneous fasteners

Dimensions35'h x 34'w x 6'd. Large WIGGLE POSTS: 420"h x 55"w x 20"d; Small WIGGLE POST: 312"h x 41"w x 15"d

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art funds

Description: The tall sculptures suggest reeds, water plants and microbes marking a public entry to this park like water channel. A metaphor of cleansed water references the channel function of protecting and enhancing habitat further downstream.

Location: Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel, Northeast 103rd Street and 5th Avenue Northeast, Seattle WA 98125