"Riverside"

Tom Askman, Designer/Artist/Installer
Material:  Aluminum tread palte, Steel, Concrete, River rock
17' X 27' X 56'
Agency:  Washington State Arts Commission                                                       HOME
Location:  Riverside High School, Chatteroy, WA
1986
Budget:  $12,000

Concept:  Site specifc location and formal intergration. 
Twelves steps (twelve grades) lead to the top where
a female diver is poised to jump into the future (graduation).  Between her and the other side is a metaphorical canyon and river (dangers/risks/problems) which claim many.  The other side symbolizes the future for those willing to pursue positive challenges.  At the end of the metaphorical river, a chair (place for contemplation) awaits.  This refers to the times in a person's life when one sits and reflects on what has gone on and what one might do to learn from the past, etc.