Seattle Garden

Description: Seattle Garden is an artist designed fence that runs along two sides of the Union Substation. Installed atop  a four foot concrete wall, the fence extends another four feet with the addition of spike-like steel flowers and blades, painted with colorful highlights. The wall is 334 feet long, extending along the east and north walls of the facility. The east wall borders Post Alley, a pedestrian access route to the Pike Place Market; the north wall faces the sidewalk and street lamps along Union Street. The gate to the substation is covered with a screen of flower and stem shapes.

Artist Statement: I wanted to create a welded  and painted steel garden on the top of the existing wall, that would grow out of the concrete, the stem/plant/leaf/flower forms intersecting, overlapping, and interweaving to create an impenetrable botanical fence. These are not plants that are indigenous to the area; I am talking about a fantasy garden  a generic garden of the mind. 

Location: City Light Union Street Substation, 1312 Western Avenue, Seattle WA  98101