desert botanical garden
phoenix, arizona
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 during the installation process to create wild, gestural movement mimicking wind patterns.
B Y T H E N U M B E R S
16 feet tall
6000 lb steel structure
200 creasote and Palo Verde branches
50 tumble weeds
60 manzanita branches
30 dry desert plant specimen
50 bromeliad plants
