Looking at a Watershed: Streambed Memories
Artist
Kay Kirkpatrick
MediumCast bronze and concrete
DimensionsSouthface/Webster: 276 x 162 in. (701 x 411.5 cm)
Eastface/Delridge: 156 x 132 x 3 in. (396.2 x 335.3 x 7.6 cm)
West Lobby Retaining Wall: 96 x 240 x 22 in. (243.8 x 609.6 x 55.9 cm)
stencil pattern: 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
ClassificationsIntegrated Art
Credit LineDepartment of Finance and Administrative Services (formerly Fleets and Facilities Department) 1% for Art funds
Description: Repeating patterns are etched into the wall surface, bronze leaves are scattered across the pattern. The landscaping continues down from the wall in a tumble of boulders and plantings that lead down towards the Webster lobby entrance.
Artist Statement: Designed in collaboration with the architect, the vertical wall serves as a signpost for the building, as well as a memory marker for officers lost in the line of duty. The scattered leaves and streambed patterns derive from the Longfellow Creek Watershed and the officers’ existing tree marker to a fallen comrade at their old precinct.
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
