Untitled (Sea Wall)
Artist
Kirk Thompson
MediumSilver print
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Although the seawall is a functional structure designed to protect the hillside from erosion, the artist has captured an aesthetic interpretation in the photograph. The curved wall becomes a monumental sculpture form, suggesting an out of scale landform.