SURGE: FALLING WATER vignette
Artist
Benson Shaw
MediumGalvanized and stainless steel, aluminum, cast urethan resin, glass, confetti, lighting elements and electrical connectors, confetti, acrylic, mis. Fasteners
DimensionsOverall: 25'h x 108'w x 25'd. Ea. Gabion: 102"h x 8"2 x 4'd. Ea. Post/globe: 84 - 132"h x 13'w in diam.
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art funds
Description: Tubular gabions reference the network of pipes carrying storm water to the creek, as if the hillside eroded to reveal them.
A wave of lamp globes reference regional climatic, geographic and cultural changes from ice ages to present.
