Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Fallen Ancestors

 



The Ancestors



The sculpture called The Ancestors stood on a hill in a wooded area on the University of Washington campus at Bothell. The carved cedar pieces are ten feet tall monumental figures that evoke the human form. A year or so ago the wooded area was eliminated to make space for a new building and the sculpture disappeared. I've been looking for them and recently I found what feels like the dead bodies of the fallen ancestors. They've been dumped into the wetlands area, still tagged with individual numbers presumably so they can be reassembled.


As the fall rains set in, the wetland ravine takes on an eerie atmosphere. The sculpture pieces are separated into sections but taken together it evokes the disquieting scene of a massacre. There is a power in the silence of these artfully sculped figures whether huddled together or lying asunder. 

























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