| ZHAO SUIKANG | 赵穗康 |
Hands |
2008 |
Central Phoenix/ East Valley Light Rail Transit Dorsey Stations |
| <Phoenix Project |
| Columns |
| <Public art |
| <Portfolio |
With lighting elements from ground and inside of hands, sculpture forearms extending upward from each side of the entry to station, and form an arch through which the pedestrians pass. Sculpture is threaded by an open, lacy pattern of bronze woven into text in a variety of languages that are translated from Native American Proverbs. Such as "one rain does not make a crop", "one finger cannot lift a pebble", "with all things and in all things, we are relatives" etc. The piece symbolizes the key point of the interrelationship of the site and the communication among many different cultures in the neighborhood.
The scale of sculpture is 21 feet high and weight 10000 lbs. The sculpture was directly cast from hand made wax model of exactly scale. This is one of kind artwork that no mold is involved and it can never be reproduced. The sculpture is functions as a gate for rider to enter the station.