Priest and Washington

Laurie Lundquist / Tempe, AZ

At the Priest and Washington Station, Tempe artist, Laurie Lundquist creates work which is rooted in the historical and natural context of the area. Responding to the nearby headquarters of Salt River Project, the utility responsible for regional canals, Lundquist has created a metaphorical canal as the entry corridor to this station.

The red granite canal walls are polished smooth as if by water and etched with text; they reference the canals that cross the park and the effect they have had on this corridor for thousands of years. Metal wavelets overhead catch the light and pennies suspended from the structure and embedded in the sidewalls refer to the idea of water as currency.

Scattered along the station, granite pavers comment on points of interest visible from the station.