Looking at a Watershed: Waterprints
Artist
Kay Kirkpatrick
MediumFrit on glass windows
DimensionsEast (Delridge) Windows: Approx 224 sq. ft. glass pattern; North Lobby (police) windows: Approx 107 sq. ft. glass pattern; South (Meeting Room) Windows: Approx 20 sq. ft glass pattern; West (public)lobby windows: Approx 410 sq. ft. glass pattern
ClassificationsIntegrated Art
Credit LineDepartment of Finance and Administrative Services (formerly Fleets and Facilities Department) 1% for Art funds
Description: Swirls and eddies of water are referenced using enlarged fingerprint patterns, co-mingled on eye level windows with text about the police mission translated into languages of groups historically settling the Delridge area
Artist Statement: Representing the creek itself, the windows change throughout the day and night like the water’s surface, at times casting patterns on interior walls, at times reflecting light or glowing with luminosity when seen from the outside. The text is read from outside the building on Delridge, asserting the police mission to the public, and from the inside in the north police lobby, reminding officers of their role in the community.
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Kay Kirkpatrick (2008)
Location: Southwest Police Precinct, 2300 Southwest Webster, Seattle WA 98106
Watch: Seattle Channel Profile of Artist Kay Kirkpatrick (2008)
Location: Southwest Police Precinct, 2300 Southwest Webster, Seattle WA 98106
