 One, Now, All by artist Norie Sato is located inside the Palmer Human Development and Family Studies Building at Iowa State University. Sato`s installation is subtly integrated with the building`s architecture. In a vertical recess cut into the limestone wall, the artist`s chosen words are engraved at varying depths, forming a column of letters that extends from floor to ceiling. A stream of water descends from the top of the column to its base and the terrazzo floor, which reveals additional words formed by inlaid bronze letters. The words selected by Sato speak to human development and our ability to express meaning through language; more shallowly engraved words (e.g. stop, save, go) reflect simpler meanings, while more deeply engraved words (e.g. pain, rest, forever) have more complex and abstract meanings. Carved highest on the wall are the words One, Now and All. 

Palmer Building

One, Now, All

 Norie Sato uses a tree rendered in etched glass, wood, and aluminum as a metaphor for Clark College Library`s role to &ldquo;increase the foliage of our own trees, to strengthen our roots and trunks, and to add new leaves as we go.&rdquo; Known for architecturally integrated work, Sato extended &ldquo;Branik`s Tree&rdquo; from the ground floor to the skylights above. This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Clark College. 

Clark College

Branik's Tree

 The only Sound Transit light rail crossing over water is celebrated by these blue LED lights turning on as the trains are crossing the Duwamish bridge. The curving light supports complement the curved safety railing, making reference to wave patterns and salmon ribs. 

Duwamish Bridge

Blue Duwamish

 Over 200 Overhead Contact System poles with specialty paint and spire-shaped finials. The poles within Sound Transit Maintenance Facility are striped with black and &ldquo;safety green&rdquo; paint. The artwork is inspired by a prehistoric plant indigenous to this region &ndash; commonly known as the horsetail or Scouring Rush. The patterning on the horsetail, along with allusions to bamboo and spring growth seemed evocative of the renewal, maintenance and caring for the system taking place at the facility. 

Sound Transit O&M Facility 

Safety Spires

Located in the South Terminal, International Baggage Claim, in the Miami International Airport.

Port of Portland Headquarters, 9th floor 

Located in the Hygienic Lab on the University of Iowa Oakdale Campus

Cary Arts Center 

San Francisco International Airport Terminal 2

Hach Chemistry Building, Iowa State University

Arabian Library

Courthouse Station

Gallivan Plaza Station

McDowell Mountain Ranch Park and Aquatic Center 

Seattle Justice Center

Biochemistry Building, University of Wisconsin/Madison

Salt Lake Intermodal Transit Hub

Dallas Convention Center

 Norie Sato is a Seattle-based artist with experience in planning small community-based projects and large public spaces. Her work includes public art plans for transit in Portland, Phoenix, and Seattle; urban corridors in Seattle and Boise; and airports in Denver, Miami, and Seattle. 

Norie Sato

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