Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Artwork copyright Weston Lambert. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2025.

Common Ground, 2024

Weston Lambert
American (born 1984)

Location: Western State Hospital, Lakewood

About the Artwork

Western Lambert's sculptural installation creates a safe space for people to gather in a group or to reflect on their own, and simply "to be" in a peaceful landscape. The six glass and rock seating elements are cut from a single column of basalt rock. Lambert notes that this represents “the idea that each of us is part of a greater whole. Another key concept is the metaphor carried by the combination of glass and stone—as people we are simultaneously fragile and durable. The polished tops of the seats will invite pedestrians to sit, while a single polished inward-facing surface on each piece will represent the idea that conversation polishes away ambiguity, helping to reveal our interiors and to connect with others."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Department of Social and Health Services.

About the Artist

Weston Lambert is a sculptor working mainly with glass, metal, and stone. His art explores dualities and the balancing of contrasting forces such as transparency/opacity, ephemeral/eternal, fragility/strength.
Originally from Utah, Lambert currently lives and works in Tacoma, Western Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawaii and a Master of Fine Arts degree (2012) from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.