Pteris Multifeda - Dallas TX
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N 32° 46.624 W 096° 45.688
14S E 709660 N 3628790
Is it a dinosaur? A snake? A giant water worm? No, it's a fern!
Waymark Code: WM73T2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2009
Views: 12
This sculpture/walkway resembles a fern that is found in East Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. It was designed by Pat Johanson to be played on, touched, explored.
The fern functions as a bridge — not a direct pathway over the water, but a network of crossovers, islands and stopping points. Individual leaflets are twisted to create the kinds of spaces I wanted, and the tip of the fern is a causeway surrounded by water lilies and irises. The art project affords people access to this environment, so they find out how wonderful a swamp really is. It's popular, not because people are overwhelmed by my sculpture. They're discovering a marvelous new world.~words of the artist
Title: Pteris Multifeda
Artist: Pat Johanson
Media (materials) used: unknown
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Fair Park
Date of creation or placement: 1986
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