Oracle I, (sculpture).

Oracle I, (sculpture).

Gwin, Rik Rene, sculptor.

Oracle I, (sculpture).

Oracle One, (sculpture).

Cedar beams, carved, chiseled, charred, and finished with steel brush and soft cloth.

Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 16 ft. (400 lbs.).

(On sculpture, raised:) Ticktockticktock/life death life death/I am The blade of grass/That bends in The Wind:/Then, too, I am The wind./Whisper on the wind/and the echoechoechoecho/will deafen you./You can't catch your shadow/by running after it --/sit very still and listen/to the earth turn./Turn around and see yourself/watching./Ticktockticktock.

Mythology -- Classical -- Oracle

Literature -- Gwin

Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Des Moines

Highline Community College, South 240th & Pacific Highway South, Des Moines, Washington 98198

Commissioned for the college's campus by architect Ralph Burkhard. IAS files contain a related article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 2, 1965, pg. 2.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 2, 1965, pg. 2.

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