A Tree for Anable Basin builds upon the resiliency and elusive beauty of the site. Floating upon a sculptural island planted with native estuary grasses and glowing with solar-powered lights, the Tree is designed to enhance the existing habitat for birds. The sculpture’s presence is intended to raise questions about community access and land use by inviting public spectacle at a traditionally restricted site.
Although the privately-controlled Basin has long been concealed from public view, Tree identifies this tidal waterway as a cultural and ecological resource to be understood, enjoyed and preserved. Embodying the transitional quality of the present moment, Tree foreshadows and refracts the accelerating corporate promotion of the site through landscape amenities. Yet its textured metal branches and fishing-dock-inspired base express the lingering traces of an industrial past. Video after the jump
Via: Dwell
