Pollen Grain - Austin, TX
Posted by: WalksfarTX
N 30° 17.375 W 097° 42.258
14R E 624607 N 3351585
A large metal globe set atop metal legs in the Southwest Greenway area of the Mueller Airport Redevelopment. The old airport has been turned into parks, housing, and shops.
Waymark Code: WMWQFE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2017
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Mueller Austin News
The nature-focused artwork represents a single cactus pollen enlarged 30,000 times its size. The steel rings represent the pollen’s cells and its tall design allows park goers to walk or jog underneath the structure.
“In a way, we wanted to make ‘Pollen Grain’ a piece of natural education,” said Levack. “It’s similar to a roadside attraction in the fact that it’s the world’s biggest piece of pollen.”