Friendship Circle, Collaborative art garden in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, United States
Description
Friendship Circle is an art garden in Tom McCall Waterfront Park featuring two parallel steel towers at its center. The installation creates a defined space that brings together sculpture and planted areas in a single composition.
History
Lee Kelly and Michael Stirling created this installation in 1990 to represent the connection between Portland and its sister city Sapporo. The work emerged from a desire to express this international relationship through art.
Culture
The installation brings together two artistic forms in one space: steel structures and a musical composition that flows through the garden area.
Practical
You can reach this spot directly from the paved pathways of Tom McCall Waterfront Park during regular park hours. The ground is flat and easy to walk through.
Did you know?
A musical piece lasting about 35 minutes is built into the steel structures and shifts how the work feels depending on the time of day and season. This means each visit offers a slightly different experience.
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