Artwork copyright Lorna Jordan. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lorna Jordan. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lorna Jordan. Photo courtesy of the artist (detail).

Artwork copyright Lorna Jordan. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Reach, 2008

Lorna Jordan
(American, born 1954, died 2021)

Location: Edmonds College, Lynnwood

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Lorna Jordan's site-specific installation ‘Reach’ defines both a pathway and a gathering space on the Edmonds Community College campus. The cedar and aluminum sculpture rises and twists to create an arched passageway. The sculpture includes a long bench within it that invites you to sit and be a part of the installation. The rippling plants around it that imitate its shape are also part of the artwork. Jordan notes that students and others on campus “are engaged as participants, not as spectators.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Edmonds Community College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Seattle-based, environmental artist Lorna Jordan (1954-2021) created artworks that blur the boundaries between sculpture, theater, media, architecture, and ecology. She created public installations, often using sustainable materials. Her works invite reflection about our sense of place and our relationship to nature. In her own words, “My works are more than objects – they are ideas, places, and actions.”

Jordan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1976. She later studied at the University of Washington in Seattle.