WaterLogs + Leaf/Hull
Artist
Kristin Tollefson
MediumStainless steel, wood, aluminum, concrete
DimensionsWaterLogs: 150"h x 168"w x 84"d; Leaf/Hull: 78"h x 48"w x 30"d
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineSeattle Parks and Recreation 1999 Community Center Levy 1% for Art funds
Description: WaterLogs + Leaf/Hull blurs the boundaries between land and water, past and present, nature and our imprint on it. The curving, tilted logs reclaimed from the bottom of Lake Union suggest the half hull of a boat, the pilings of an old pier, or perhaps outstretched fingers. Interplay of ambient light is also an important part of the piece – the shadows cast by the logs create the remaining half of the boat hull imagery – left for discovery on the surface of the plaza. The concave steel ellipse alludes both to the trees and to the maritime influences at the site: incisions evoke the veins of a leaf, log booms on Portage Bay, and the lines on the palm of a hand.
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile on Artist Kristin Tollefson (2007)
Location: Montlake Community Center, 1618 East Calhoun Street, Seattle WA 98112
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile on Artist Kristin Tollefson (2007)
Location: Montlake Community Center, 1618 East Calhoun Street, Seattle WA 98112
