“Future's Past”
By: Kate Raudenbush -
www.kateraudenbush.com
We are now planning and fundraising for this installation which should be in place in early
February 2012. We need help with the funds for both the installation of the art piece and for the installation of a power source in the art oval. Future's Past need its light component, as will all future installations.
Please click our donations link, ANY amount will help. Future's Past will be in place for one year.
The Hayes Valley Art Coalition is proudly supported by the Black Rocks Arts Foundation in the installation of Future's Past by Kate Raudenbush
Support this project by making a tax-deductible donation at:
www.blackrockarts.org/projects/hayes
BRAF is a 501(c)# Non-Profit Organization, Federal Tax Exempt ID #91-2130056
Future's Past is a sculptural modern ruin, an architectural artifact found in the future. Once a monument to man's technological advancement, this steel pyramid of system
circuitry has been abandoned to time and left to seed. In it's place, a monument to nature grows from its roof. The roots of a Bodhi tree reclaim the relic of our Future's Past in her embrace, symbolizing the end of consumptive collapse and the beginning of a balanced, symbiotic relationship with the natural world.
Futures Past is a sculptural environment of two contrasting worlds. The 12-foot pyramid reflects the architectural temples of the renowned collapsed civilization of the Maya. The tree honors the jungle ruins of Ta Prohm in Angkor, Cambodia. Together they illustrate a cautionary tale for our modern world an dour digital gods, with an interior alter that holds a black sand hourglass that marks the passing of an era of unbridled over consumption and pollution. It's purpose is to foster an awareness of the effects of our actions in the present moment: our future's past is now.
The laser-cut welded steel sculpture reaches 24 feed in height and weighs 7,000 pounds. The pyramid welcomes explores inside at the ground level but is not climbable.
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