0 People have been here:

Description:
This is as good a place as any to start discovering one of Portland's most conceptual public art projects. Along the entire length of the streetcar line, there are fourteen motion-sensored spotlights that are triggered by pedestrians walking along the sidewalk. You must be on the same side of the street and walking in the same direction as the streetcar runs. The spotlights are attached to utility poles. The light won't come on immediately - sometimes it takes several minutes for it to fade on and slowly fade off. The spotlights illuminate things you might not normally think too much about, like a simple architectural feature, a park bench, or a patch of dirt.

When I first heard Harrell Fletcher describe his concept for the project, it went something like this: "When I was a boy, my father and I would go on walks and he would point at things that he thought were interesting. Later in my life, I studied photography, and I thought of that as a form of pointing, or saying "I find this interesting." The spotlights are intended to illuminate things that I found interesting along the streetcar line."

This public art piece makes a really fun evening walk for the curious.

Photos:

Maps:

Favorite Portland Places

Tags: