Terralogue Totems
- Artist
- Mark Leichliter
- Year
- 2017
- Location
- Located along Lincoln Ave. between Willow St. and Lemay Ave.
- Description
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Fort Collins artist Mark Leichliter worked with the Lincoln Corridor Project team to develop art for this site. The artworks are integrated into the design of the corridor and are located throughout the project. The artwork is intended to accentuate the corridor and provide wayfinding elements. The artworks, entitled “Terralogue Totems,” consist of sculptural metal monoliths, bike racks, and stone and metal bollards. Each location along the corridor includes a large sculptural monolith, accompanied by combinations of bike racks and bollards.
“Terralogue Totems” consists of three motifs, each relating to specific location along the Lincoln Corridor: "Course" represents the River; the physical, actual course of the Poudre — and the flowing passage of time. "Construct" (as a noun not a verb) speaks to the influence of humans on the landscape and represents the built environment. This Totem's placement in the center of the corridor serves as a balance and the nexus of the natural and the man-made. “Crop" placed at the Eastern most end of the project, harkens to both the natural, endemic plant life and the history of agriculture in the area.
Photos
"Course"
Evening sunset reflecting in one of Mark Leichliter's monolith totems
"Crop"
Two of several bollards installed along Lincoln Ave. These represent the crop motif that speaks to the agricultural history of the area.
"Construct"
This monolith speaks to the influence of humans on the landscape and represents the built environment. It's location in the center of the corridor serves as a balance and the nexus of the natural and the man-made.
Bollards along Lincoln Ave. – the one in the forefront represents the course of the Poudre River, which this corridor intersects.
One of the totems in the fabrication stage in Mark Leichliter’s studio.
Artist Mark Leichliter securing one of the monolith sculptures in the Lincoln Corridor.