Silicon Forest (sculpture)

Silicon Forest
Artist	Brian Borrello
Year	2003 (2003)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Stainless steel LED lights
Subject	Trees
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°31′48″N122°40′04″W / 45.53005°N 122.66769°W / 45.53005; -122.66769

Silicon Forest, sometimes referred to as The Silicon Forest, ^[1] is an outdoor 2003 sculpture by Brian Borrello, installed near the Interstate/Rose Quarter station in Portland, Oregon's Lloyd District, in the United States.

Description and reception

Brian Borrello's Silicon Forest (2003) is an abstract sculpture made of stainless steel and light-emitting diode (LED) lights, installed at the Interstate/Rose Quarter MAX Station in Portland's Lloyd District. ^[2] It depicts a series of trees with thin trunks and cone-shaped foliage. ^[3] The piece has been called a "three-part metaphor for displacement and change". ^[4] The solar artwork's steel trees illuminate using electricity powered by solar panels. ^[4]

In 2013, Solar Power World's Frank Andorka ranked the sculpture third in his list of "11 Must-See Art Installations, Inspired by Solar Panels". ^[1]

See also

• Oregon portal
• Visual arts portal

• 2003 in art
• LED art
• Light art

References

1. Andorka, Frank (May 7, 2013). "11 Must-See Art Installations, Inspired by Solar Panels: 3. The Silicon Forest, Portland, Ore". Solar Power World. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
2. "Public Art Walking Tour" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
3. "Silicon Forest, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
4. "Public Art on MAX Yellow Line". TriMet. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

External links

• "Illuminated Sculpture Art Along Urban Rail Lines". Museum of the City. Portland State University and the Museum of the City, Inc.