Three
things are foremost in my thinking for this project...
One
is establishing a unifying material palette. Currently I’m thinking stone (with
possible weathering/reclaimed steel accents) & paint (specifically limited
to Water Dept buildings). Stone is a timeless medium and well-suited to a
park setting. There are all kinds of ways to approach stone...as iconic form,
as aggregate constructions or as groupings of large and small forms. Paint in
the form of small murals on select Water Department buildings along the Water
Flume Line Trail could establish a dialog with the stone elements.
The
second aspect is using the limited stone/paint palette to inhabit multiple
sites along the trail. If the materials are consistent, then folks will have a
chance to figure out conceptual/narrative connections. Perhaps there's a theme
of water (conceptually open to interpretation) carried through the murals while
the stone elements weave a counterpoint narrative about geological formation,
fossils and environmental history.
The
third and last aspect is creating something that requires minimal to zero
maintenance & is vandal-resistant. This concern is based on
observations of other public art projects in Tacoma where vandalism is
evident. The limited stone/paint palette offers few 'toeholds' for
tampering.
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