Demolition of the smokestack at the Uniroyal power plant, June 17, 2000
I stopped by the park yesterday and took a few pictures, a couple of which I'm posting here. A prominent feature of the park is a large reflective sculpture.
"River Shards," sculpture by Jan R. Martin, Beutter Park, Mishawaka, Indiana
From Mayor Jeff Rea's 2006 state of the city address:
The artist explained that his concept evolved from the park design that was developed by landscape architect, Eric Ernstberger, of Rundel & Ernstberger Associates. Mr. Martin stated “Mr. Ernstberger envisioned three or four large vertical formations that would have a visual relationship to nature. Starting with these parameters I began to choreograph in my mind a grouping of distorted mineral crystals displayed in monumental scale. I decided it was important to try to unite the sculpture with the land and the water and therefore, the towers emerge from the bank of the channel. A third, shorter tower is surrounded completely by water. A long horizontal section is supported by two of the towers and is used to create tension and visual emotion. This also serves to direct one's attention back toward the park. I used mirror finished stainless to reflect the sky, the rive and the people who come to watch the water flow over the weirs.” The sculpture was started in January (2005) and is the result of over 1,500 hours of labor of the artist.
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2 comments:
Hello David! It is nice to see something positive being done with these old industrial sites. I find the sculpture very interesting. Sadly I also wonder how some kids could come along and damage it.. It's difficult to keep things nice. Nice to see you here for Nature Notes. Have a great weekend! --Michelle--
Really dig "Hibiscus Shards of Self". Wild.
Those are a couple of monster Hibiscus blooms.
As a novice photographer, I always enjoy your shots...
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