The sculpture recalls the enormous trees that once stood on the campus. Built from milled cedar, the staggered planks interweave the pixilated language of digital imagery with basic construction materials and methods. The sculpture is roughly the same diameter as the Quinault Lake Big Cedar in Olympic National Park, the largest Western red cedar in the world.
Tolle’s sculpture is also a viewing platform, providing an expansive view of Portage Bay and the city beyond. The work will be surrounded by drought-tolerant native plants – snowberry, sword fern, and huckleberry, for instance – which require a moderate amount of maintenance.
