Elleda Wilson: Rhythm of nature
Nov. 3—An 80-foot illuminated sculpture of a sequoia, suspended between three 80-year-old sequoia trees, has been installed on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. Created "to evoke changing climate threat against old-growth forests," a university press release says, it will hang there for 14 months.
The sculpture, named Emeritus, by artist John Grade, made of "100,000 pieces of resin and Alaskan yellow cedar," was assembled with wire and fishing line by teams of volunteers. It was hung by the artist and some helpers, who climbed the sequoias, supporting the sculpture using cushioned straps.
Forestry researchers will use the sculpture as a "jumping off point" to collect environmental data. At the end of the 14 months, Grade's installation will be taken down and reconfigured into a new one for a spruce forest in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo: Oregon State University)
