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Separate Ground

Collection University of Massachusetts, Amherst  1983
granite boulder, concrete, fir
2.5′ x 30′ x 5′

A square cast concrete well intersects an enormous stone boulder, framing a section of the boulder. This transitional space leads to a long elevated wooden pier leading into space. Rebuilt as a permanent outdoor sculpture on the university grounds.

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Separate Ground

August 28, 2014 by jschiff@wesleyan.edu

Collection University of Massachusetts, Amherst  1983
granite boulder, concrete, fir
2.5′ x 30′ x 5′

A square cast concrete well intersects an enormous stone boulder, framing a section of the boulder. This transitional space leads to a long elevated wooden pier leading into space. Rebuilt as a permanent outdoor sculpture on the university grounds.

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