McClintock and Apache

Christine Bourdette / Portland, OR
Dan Corson / Seattle, WA
Benson Shaw / Seattle, WA
Suikang Zhao / New York, NY

The collective title for this station is Life & Growth. The artwork explores themes of change and growth in the community, its people, commerce and lifestyles.

Corson’s Water Chandeliers, are composed of light blue 5-gallon water bottles arranged in a series of chandeliers above the canopy line. At night they glow as a sort of “water beacon” linking the life and growth theme and affirming our dependence on this precious resource.

In Grow, an ear of corn, a desert blossom and a yucca plant, made from Shaw’s hand crafted, glass-inlaid pavers speak to the cultivation of the areas agricultural beginnings.

Bourdette’s Time Cycles repeat hourglass-shaped openings holding fragments of life, culture and history in this area. Framing these various elements are images of growing corn and the rising and setting sun.

Two 20-foot high pillars stand at each entrance to the station. Zhao’s Splitting Columns mix Native American texts, translated in a multitude of languages: Spanish, English, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew to name a few, to reference the influx of immigrants and cultures into the area.