Deep Gradient/Suspect Terrain (Seasons of the Sea 'Adrift') - San Francisco, CA - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This sculpture is an abstract depiction of a ship which appears to be sinking.
The Smithsonian Inventory (visit link) describes it thusly:

"Site installation of a tall, deep green ship-like structure constructed of painted steel and glass, sitting at a steep angle. Two twelve-inch diameter glass viewports are set flush with the surrounding paving. The viewports allow obscured glimpses of the activity in the convention center hall below ground. Three small metal survey markers are positioned near the ship, near the viewports and on an elevated observation site nearby. The survey markers indicate the actual elevation above sea level at their respective sites. Contained inside the ship, on each of its ribs and along its bottom, are deposits of continental shelf sediment, covered by a sheet of water forming an inner pool at ground level. Also within the ship is a water misting system designed to "seed" natural condensation to promote an interior climate of falling rain."

Title: Deep Gradient/Suspect Terrain (Seasons of the Sea 'Adrift') Artist: John Roloff Media (materials) used: Painted steel, glass, ocean sediment, water. Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Yerba Buena Gardens Date of creation or placement: 1993

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Date Logged Log   10/31/2009 Metro2 visited it