Snaking Root Ceiling
Artist
Dan Corson
MediumNeon and Krypton gas tubes, preserved old growth tree roots
DimensionsApprox. 6' diameter by 6' deep
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art funds
Description: Four tree roots, harvested in the area, are suspended in the pitched-roof entry to the Education Center. Loose materials harvested with the roots, such as rocks, remain, secured to the roots Three tree remnants are intertwined with five to seven root-like coils and lengths of blue krypton and green argon light tubes representing the flow of water and energy and referencing the operations of the watershed system.
Artist Statement: Walking into the welcoming building under sod covered roofs, the root ceiling helps conjure the underground world that allows trees to absorb water through the gnarled masses of a tree root system. Argon (green tubes) and Krypton (purple tubes) gasses illuminate the ceiling while mimicking the contorted root patterns. In addition, the tubes weave in the association of flowing water and flowing electricity (the Cedar Falls Hydroelectric Facility) into the Snaking Root Ceiling.
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Dan Corson (2007)
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Dan Corson (2007)
