Tug

Date: 2004

Dimensions: 16’ x 16’ x 45’

Materials: Bronze, Aluminum, Stainless, Cast Glass, Granite, LED Lighting

Location: Tacoma, WA Clover Park Technical College

Three Sculptural towers deal with the tensions between nature, technology and the cosmos. A 12’ suspended copper ring hovers over a large bronze inlayed ring containing the quote by John Muir; “When anyone, anywhere tugs a single thing in nature, he finds the whole world effected.” The concept deals with the tensions between nature, technology and the cosmos. A 12’ H suspended copper ring hovers over a large bronze inlayed ring containing the quote by John Muir, “When anyone, anywhere tugs a single thing in nature he finds the whole world effected.” The bronze ring’s inner opening will line up with the shadow of the copper ring once a year sucking anyone in close proximity into the ether. Three 16’ H pieces form a triangular footprint that attaches to the suspended ring. One “leg” is a cast bronze tree with ground cover; the second is a rather quirky “techno” form that looks somewhat functional, and the third, a black “Bullhyde” covered universe symbol with a top-spinning galaxy.