Dialogue: Bothell Codex, 2002
Norie Sato
(American, born 1949)
Location: University of Washington - Bothell and Cascadia College, Bothell
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Dialogue: Bothell Codex 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 a mini-plaza made of flagstone, that has the overall shape of an open book. It is placed within the larger plaza and pathways east of the campus library. Numbers and symbols have been sandblasted onto the stones' surfaces, like lines of text. One side of the "book plaza" features genetic codes, and the other side features binary numbers, sequences of 1's and 0's.
Sato planned this artwork as a pairing with her bronze book sculptures 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 - stone / ceramics / terracotta |
Medium | Quartzite, stainless steel, and silicon bronze |
Dimensions | 2,500 square feet (approximately) |
ID Number | WSAC1999.084.001 |
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 UWB/CC Shared Library (LB1 building), Exterior plaza |
WA County | King |
Placement | Exterior |
Site Type | University |
Address | 18345 Campus Way NE Bothell, WA 98011 |
Geo. Coordinates | 47.760009, -122.191138 |
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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