SARAH KAVAGE
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OUT OF ONE, MANY; OUT OF MANY, ONE (E PLURIBUS UNUM)
2016-2017
Paramount Park, Shoreline WA
Created for the City of Shoreline Groundswell program
Assistant: Christyn Hutchens
Special thanks to:
Janet Way, David Francis, Tony Hamilton, Cameron Reed, Matt Loper, Meghan Hartwig, Claire Putney, Robert Zverina, and all of the volunteers: Rachel Alifen, Hoa Huynh, Nguyen Huynh, Elizabeth Loudon, Celeste Loudon, Giselle Mcfarlane, Mitch Mcfarlane, Nela Navakova, Uyen Pham, Jeff Stuart, Vicki Westburg.
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Bruce Clayton Tom, Janet Way, Ken Winnick
Paramount Park, Shoreline WA
Created for the City of Shoreline Groundswell program
Assistant: Christyn Hutchens
Special thanks to:
Janet Way, David Francis, Tony Hamilton, Cameron Reed, Matt Loper, Meghan Hartwig, Claire Putney, Robert Zverina, and all of the volunteers: Rachel Alifen, Hoa Huynh, Nguyen Huynh, Elizabeth Loudon, Celeste Loudon, Giselle Mcfarlane, Mitch Mcfarlane, Nela Navakova, Uyen Pham, Jeff Stuart, Vicki Westburg.
Photos
Bruce Clayton Tom, Janet Way, Ken Winnick
This sculpture was created out of ivy collected from this site by a small group of volunteers, and hung under the trees that were freed from the clutches of the ivy. It was inspired by the story of Paramount Park, which has been preserved and restored through decades of stewardship and effort by neighbors and volunteers.
My intent was that the sculpture be a visual representation and celebration of collective efforts. In the same way that many hands working together can do amazing things, rope gains its strength through the intertwining of many small fibers. However, the work took on a different tone as the ivy asserted itself - defiant, grasping, and tangled; reflecting the turbulent 2016 election season and the reality that collective action manifests in ways both inspiring and disturbing.
BEFORE IVY REMOVAL
INSTALLATION (CITY OF SHORELINE TREE CREW)
