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Alluvial Wall

Sculpture in Portland, Oregon

Alluvial Wall is an outdoor 2001 sculpture by Peter Nylen and the architectural firm Rigga located along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon.

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Description

Plaque for the sculpture

The sculpture is made of mild steel, cast silicon bronze, cast iron and electric light, and measures 1 foot (0.30 m), 6 inches (15 cm) x 3 feet (0.91 m) x 13 feet (4.0 m), 6 inches (15 cm). It was funded by the City of Portland Development Commission's Percent for Art program.[1]

According to the Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, Alluvial Wall "alludes to the interwoven layers of the river's pre-industrial alluvial geology. It is an echo of the natural shape of the river before Portland was Portland."[1] In her walking tour of Portland, one author said the sculpture resembles "what you might see on a beach after the tide goes out". Its copper "kelp-like strips" are embedded with black metal objects, including a child's ball, a morel mushroom and a railroad spike.[2]

The sculpture is one of four by Rigga along the esplanade; the others are Echo Gate and Stack Stalk by Ean Eldred and Ghost Ship by James Harrison.[3] Alluvial Wall is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Public Art Search: Alluvial Wall". Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Cook, Sybilla Avery (April 2, 2013). Walking Portland, Oregon. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 186. ISBN 9780762794119. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Eastbank Esplanade". City of Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Alluvial Wall, 2001". cultureNOW. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
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