UPDATE: Here is the website of the sculpture park, created by the Seattle Art Museum.

With a very ambitious list of sculptors, from Alex Calder to Louise Bourgeois. See this report from the Environmental News Network:

«Union Oil of California first started using the site in 1910 as a storage and transfer facility. The site closed in 1975 and in the late '80s the company began cleaning up the area, removing 120,000 tons of contaminated soil and millions of gallons of water.

The refurbished site is expected to include four distinct Pacific Northwest habitats with native species: a valley of spruce, cedar and fir; a grove of hemlock and aspen; grassy meadows; and the shoreline with salt-tolerant plants.

"They went and created a very special kind of park where art and nature connect," said Sarah Clark-Langager, director of Western Washington University's sculpture gardens. "I just can't think of anywhere else in the U.S. where you can get that."

Many of the planned sculptures also will include the environment. Dion's "Seattle Vivarium" will feature a 60-foot long fallen tree trunk, housed in an 80-foot greenhouse. Known as a "nurse log," the limb will create a spawning ground for smaller plants and organisms. Visitors will be able to see how new life forms while the log decays.

Curator Lisa Corrin said she set out to collect a mix of artists, showing how sculpture has defined itself over the last 30 years. The park will start with about 20 pieces, filling only about a third of the capacity, she said.

"This is a sculpture park that is about evolution and constant change," Corrin said. "We don't want it to feel finished, because that would means it's the end of the story."»

# posted @ 10:57 AM