Participating Artists:

Ingrid Lahti
Piper O'Neill
Eden Rivers
Barbara De Pirro
Ken Turner
Miguel Edwards
John Henry Wooten IV
Anette Lusher
Sylwia Tur
Julie Fisco
Julie Lindell

Sponsored by:

Center on Contemporary Art
Carkeek Park Advisory Council
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Associated Recreational Council

Supported by:

QFC
Piper's Creek Nursery




Site 6: Ken Turner
Seattle, Washington

Broken Obelisk, I want my life back:
2010

Can an obelisk have only three sides? The prehistorical monumental form of power and memorial ends in a pyramid. I propose a different viewpoint that is more akin to the eye of providence. Almost all of us march to the same drum beat. It was used to make this work. The drum pumps out an irresistable rhythm with a beat that is so strong that we will kill others, destroy habitat, and eventually ourselves follow it. Newman saw his piece as hopeful. My hope is that we will use this latest tradgedy to wake up and throw the drum out.

See also: Site 12: Ken Turner, "Little i"

Ken Turner is a Seattle area artist who works in sculpture and photography.