"The Fin Project; From Swords Into Plowshares" (Seattle, Washington)

USA / Washington / Yarrow Point / Seattle, Washington
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An environmentally scaled sculpture created using 22 actual diving-plane fins from decommissioned United States Navy attack submarines built in the 1960s. The fins are arranged to simulate the dorsal fins of a large Orca whale pod or a school of salmon.
===Reference==
faculty.washington.edu/jtyoung/fins.html
www.vrseattle.com/pages/vrview.php?cat_id=203&vrs_id=vr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson_Park_%28Seattle%29
www.seattle.gov/arts/publicart/permanent.asp?item=11&vi...
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Coordinates:   47°40'53"N   122°14'48"W

Comments

  • I found this "art" very depressing. I wish they would remove it.
  • I found my experience here to be inspiring and moving to me.
  • i really dont think this is very depressing its actually really cool
  • It looks like a bunch of big black tombstones. Must be spooky here at night.
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