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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2019.
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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2019.
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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2019.
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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2019.
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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Original 2002 installation. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Original 2002 installation. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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Artwork copyright Norie Sato. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.
Dialogue: Bothell Codex Library, 2002
Norie Sato
(American, born 1949)
Location: University of Washington - Bothell and Cascadia College, Bothell
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Dialogue: Bothell Codex Library is part of artist Norie Sato's three-part installation at the campus that is shared by Cascadia College and the University of Washington Bothell. The artwork uses books and punctuation as symbols to represent the dialogue and partnership between the two educational institutions. This part of the artwork is made of groups of bronze books. They are set into the stone walls along walkways that lead through the center of the shared campus. The spines of the books include various references to binary numbers and genetic codes, and to the bookmaking craft. The bronze books link the two institutions and their shared buildings.
Sato planned this artwork as a pairing with her book-shaped plaza and parenthesis-shaped installation of dogwood trees at the same site. The three-part artwork represents the essential intersection and partnership of Cascadia College and the University of Washington Bothell.
This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with University of Washington - Bothell and Cascadia Community College.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Seattle-based artist Norie Sato has worked in printmaking, video, sculpture, and glass. Her long career includes many site-specific installations that interact with their environment. Many of her public art projects involve urban planning and design, and collaboration with architects.
Sato moved to Seattle in 1972 to study and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from the University of Washington. She was honored with a Washington State Governor's Arts and Heritage Award in 2014. She received the 2013 Twining Humber Award for lifetime artistic achievement and the 1997 George Tsutakawa Award for Advancement of Public Art, among many other awards.
ARTWORK DETAILS
| Material Category | Sculpture - other metals |
| Medium | Cast bronze and stone |
| Dimensions | 15 in x 3 in x 12 in (largest book dimensions) |
| ID Number | WSAC1999.084.003A-H |
| Acquisition Method | Site responsive commission |
| Artist Location | Washington, United States |
Location Information
| Agency | University of Washington |
| Artwork Location | University of Washington - Bothell and Cascadia College Parts A, C, D: Rocks behind Commons Hall (UW2), Part B: Rock amphitheater behind Library, Part E: Rock wall at lower entrance of South side of Innovation Hall, Part G: Edge of lawn between CC3 and Innovation Hall, Part F: Missing, Part H: Unknown (could be bronze book map/plaque for all three artworks in Dialogue series located in central plaza) |
| WA County | King |
| Placement | Exterior |
| Site Type | University |
| Address | 18345 Campus Way NE Bothell, WA 98011 |
| Geo. Coordinates | 47.760161, -122.190951 |
| Before Visiting | Some artworks may be located in areas not accessible to the general public (especially in K-12 public schools). Consider contacting the site prior to a visit to ensure access. |
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