Participating Artists: at Carkeek Park: Anette Lusher April Lelia Thendara Kida Gee Chris Papa Barbara De Pirro Gabriel Brown Aaron Haba Brian Gerich Miguel Edwards By Hand Fiber Consortium Reginald Brooks Stephen Rock Zucker, Turner, Jacobson Peppé Julie Lindell Matt Babcock at Point Shilshole Beach: David Francis Dan Smith Sylwia Tur Eden Rivers Teresa Burrelsman Sponsored by: Center on Contemporary Art Carkeek Park Advisory Council Seattle Parks and Recreation Associated Recreational Council Supported by: 4Culture Site Specific Seattle Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs QFC Potter Construction		Site 11: Reginald Brooks Portland, Oregon Salmon River Streamer 2008 This work is made of 100% recycled aluminum remnants (scrap) mounted onto a stainless steel plate base (also a remnant piece). It has been displayed seated in a large ceramic pot filled with sand and topped with black oil sunflower seeds. The original “idea” behind the work was that of a rain chain to direct the rain from the roof to the ground. Siting the work within a wilderness/park eco-environment does not in anyway diminish or repudiate its underlying imperative…and may actually enhance its aesthetic appeal to our senses…and thus another approach to our consciousness. The use of the salmon imagery swimming up the rain downspout water…or simply reaching upwards to the life-giving sky…is central to the consciousness of protecting and responsibly using our most valuable resource…our water…and the rivers, streams and lakes that it supports. As we have come to know, the survival and thriving of our salmon, steelhead and trout is directly related to the health of our planet…from the rain inland to the oceans beyond. When we can visualize the salmon’s need for fresh unpolluted rainwater we can see a connection to the whole ecosystem and how the choices we make in our day-to-day lifestyles impact their survival. Rivers that collect their water naturally from mountains, plateaus and valleys, while fresh and unpolluted, are anything but clean. They are full of elements and microorganisms. They are full of life and life sustaining nutrients in a wonderful balance that supports the various “citizens” of the ecosystem. Nature relies on diversity and…through competition, layering, filtering, recombination, etc…balance to generate such pure, unpolluted waters. Welcome the rain and be a guardian…a steward…of the land and waterways that it traverses.