Public Art City of Shoreline #16: Portrait of Shoreline in Time and Space
Sunday, July 2, 2017
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
City of Shoreline Public Art Collection
N 175th and 185th and Aurora
1% for Art Program and Aurora Avenue project funds 2011
Portrait of Shoreline in Time and Space Ellen Sollod, artist. Stainless steel and fused glass sidewalk inlays
Artist’s statement: A Portrait of Shoreline in Time and Space presents a scientific, mathematical and symbolic depiction of the city. A stylized "clock" at 175th places Shoreline at Pacific Standard Time (PST) in relation to Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
At 185th, the city’s place in the world is depicted through its latitude and longitude on the southeast corner and its zip codes and area codes across the street.
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
True east, north and west are presented at different corners with the direction's initial and an arrow.
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
The history of growing cranberries in pre-settlement times is suggested through three clusters on 175th near the bank.
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
And, for fun, duck feet march their way across the sidewalk in two locations, referencing Shoreline's adjacency to the Sound.
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
For interest, cast blue glass insets add color and sparkle at each location. The mirrored-back disks reflect light during the day and capture the ambient light of street lights at night. All of the inlays are surrounded by dark glitter-crete for added accent.
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Photo by Steven H. Robinson |
--Text courtesy City of Shoreline
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