Title: Acorn
Year: 2021
Location: SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center
Commission: Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture
Architect: DLR Group
Media: Steel, aluminum, wood, polyester resin
Dimensions: 17’-4” x 28” x 9-10”
Fabricator: Carlson Baker Arts
Photo: Natasha Sadikin
Description:
Suspended above the theater lobby, Acorn depicts string instruments from around the world bursting forth from the cradling branches of a California live oak. The diversity of the musical instruments reflect the diversity of Sacramento as a city. As well as thinking about the tree as the raw material from which the instruments are made, it also tells the story of cultural exchange throughout history.
