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Census Walk
Between Earth and Sky
Anita Glesta
Census Art Walk, 2010
Ceramic Tile, Pavers, Earth, 7-acre Site
The Census Art Work explores the integration of the physical and social environment, using sculpture and landscaping to encourage connection between people and the land. The large-scale work includes a winding path and a series of reliefs that playfully disrupt concepts of order and categorization associated with counting. A variety of numerical systems, including Native American, Mayan, Persian, Korean, Ethiopian, Hebrew and others that represent the diversity of the population of the United States, appear throughout the work. These numbers are seen on the walls, the benches and the sculptural mounds that appear as though they have risen from the earth. In this large scaled work, oversized numbers are laid horizontally on the earth, so that the symbols may serve as places for people to sit and reflect.
Art in Architecture Program
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