BOTANICAL GARDEN COMMISSION

Wind

The first of the three-part installation series Wind-Water-Earth. Inspired by the tumultuous winds and dust storms that move across the desert landscape, Wind is comprised of a myriad of plant materials, including dried, desert plant material collected from Desert Botanical Garden.

Organic materials transformed by adding color, highlighting and reimagining the shapes and textures of the desert. Tree branches, yucca stalks, tumbleweeds and bromeliads are added to the sculpture to create wild, gestural movement mimicking wind patterns

Desert Botanical Garden

Location: Phoenix, Arizona
2021


By The Numbers

16’ Tall
6,000lbs Steel Structure


Flower Composition

200 Creasote and Palo Verde Branches
50 Tumble Weeds
60 Manzanita Branches
30 Dry Desert Plant Specimen
50 Bromeliad Plants

A Complete Look at Wind

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