Gather, by RYAN! Elizabeth Feddersen: Photo credit: ©Joseph Allen Freeman Jr.
Gather, by RYAN! Elizabeth Feddersen

Photo credit: ©Joseph Allen Freeman Jr.

Name/Title

Gather

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.77

Description

Powder-coated painted steel, aluminum wire mesh, loading dock door

Type of Sculpture

Site Specific Installation

Artwork Details

Medium

Steel

Made/Created

Artist

RYAN! Feddersen

Date made

2022

Dimensions

Height

17 ft

Length

50 ft

Copyright

Copyright Holder

RYAN! Feddersen

Interpretative Labels

Label

Gather is part of three interconnected artworks that express welcome, belonging, and gratitude. The design for this three-panel entry door, to the Seattle Convention Center Summit’s loading dock, is inspired by twined gathering baskets. When the panels activate to open the door, regional foods and traditional materials “flow” into the basket. As a delivery entrance for suppliers, this gesture of gathering mirrors their activities, while also referencing the overall purpose of the convention center as a place of gathering. Gather is designed in concert with companion pieces Grounding on the adjacent south wall of the Summit loading dock, and Thank You and Goodbye, the exit doors to Terry Avenue.