December 13, 2015 12:11 am
A building in Portland across from OMSI.
I can’t figure out if the framework is deliberate art, or the remnants of a large sign of some kind.
It is weird how some of the black beams are quite reflective and others are not.
So, I wrote all that, not that that is much, and then decided to research it.
It is a kinetic water sculpture, or fountain if you like, called Birds on a Wire by David Curt Morris.
You can find out more about it this link.
I could not find a video of it in operations, but did not look all that hard.
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Canon 5Dii, 50mm f1.4 lens, ISO100, f1.4, 1/6400th
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Categories: Architecture, Art, Photography
Tags: Oregon, Portland, sculpture, travel
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I missed this when I was in Portland, so obviously I’ll need to go back.
Also, I am very fond of the way you included the Oregon Tile and Marble sign in the corner…
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By Melinda Green Harvey on December 15, 2015 at 7:13 am
Hi Melinda – if you get back to Portland then it is close to Victoria (hint), or perhaps we could meet there. I like that sign too, glad you noticed it!
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By ehpem on December 15, 2015 at 2:53 pm
I am always watchful for conferences in the PNW; I’ll keep you posted.
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By Melinda Green Harvey on December 16, 2015 at 2:11 pm
what an interesting post and photo. I am off to try and find a video of it working…..
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By Sherry Staton on December 13, 2015 at 7:41 pm
Thanks Sherry – if you find one, please add a link in the comments. I would like to see it. I had a bit of a look and I am sure there must be one, but perhaps not labelled in any obvious way.
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By ehpem on December 14, 2015 at 10:24 am
I love the thought that this could be a large anonymous sculpture just waiting to be noticed by someone.
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By Photobooth Journal on December 13, 2015 at 4:29 pm
Me too. And to an extent it is as it no longer seems to work as a kinetic water sculpture which is what it turns out to be.
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By ehpem on December 13, 2015 at 4:44 pm
A kinetic water sculpture! Wouldn’t it start to work whenever it rains?
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By Photobooth Journal on December 13, 2015 at 5:34 pm
I think it needs water piped in to it. I looked for video, but could find none. It was installed more than 20 years ago. The pipes fill up, bow over and release water. Said to look like birds on a line.
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By ehpem on December 13, 2015 at 7:04 pm
It sounds a bit like a water clock that used to be in Covent Garden in London. What a shame that it’s no longer being maintained. 🙁
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By Photobooth Journal on December 13, 2015 at 7:11 pm
I agree, it would have been fascinating to see it in action. Perhaps it will be again, or maybe it was just the season.
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By ehpem on December 14, 2015 at 10:23 am
And somehow there happened to be a bird on the sculpture! Perfect.
Love the moodiness in this.
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By drawandshoot on December 13, 2015 at 12:26 pm
Hi Karen! Thanks for the comment. The bird IS perfect. Most of the visit in Portland was nicer weather than this, though the drive back north was one of those horrid heavy rains that turn highways into rivers.
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By ehpem on December 13, 2015 at 12:31 pm