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 9: Miguel Edwards Seattle, Washington Deconstruction of Babel 2011 Heaven is place that is both imagined and yearned for by man: a product of his time construct, his faith (absolutely), and his ingenuity (occasionally). There was once a tower of effort that failed according to some, but proved the presence of immense faith and determination, and it can be argued that determination and faith together are the creation or embodiment of a god. Do we create God or does he create us? For Heaven and Earth 2011, we encourage park goers to question their dynamic of faith and self motivation, and to inspire those around them in these swiftly changing and trying times of natural and man-made disasters and challenges. This year for heaven and earth I have created a "Tower of Babel”. It is constructed of tree trunk segments, joined with rolled steel, flat bar, and rolled tubing, creating the suggestion of a dynamic struggle between the natural and the man-made elements. In some places the steel simply emerges mysteriously from the wood and in other places it has large plates that bolt into recesses. Each log will has a unique aspects to its treatment, whether it be carving, coloring, or steel adornments, symbolic of different cultures and their different embodiments of god.