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Conduit (mural)

Coordinates: 45°30′44″N 122°40′57″W / 45.51217°N 122.68252°W / 45.51217; -122.68252
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Conduit
The steel mural in 2016
Conduit is located in Portland State University OR
Conduit
Conduit
Location on the Portland State University campus
ArtistEmily Ginsburg
Year2009–2010 (2009–2010)
TypeMural
MediumMetal (aluminum or steel)
Dimensions2.3 m × 9.6 m (90 in × 377 in)
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°30′44″N 122°40′57″W / 45.51217°N 122.68252°W / 45.51217; -122.68252

Conduit is an outdoor 2009–2010 mural by Emily Ginsburg, installed on the University Services Building's exterior on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.

Description

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Emily Ginsburg's Conduit is installed on the Southwest Sixth Avenue side of the University Services Building on the Portland State University campus. The Culture Trip describes the mural as "two forms, one illustrating thought and the other communication. Linking them is a road, along which the processes are tied. To outline these processes the work also includes visual maps of different aspects of life including work, home and learning, which are all connected to the act of travelling."[1]

According to Ginsburg, the mural depicts "the act of traveling as a metaphor for the transmission and exchange of ideas and the perpetual space between thinking and communicating tied to learning, living and working".[2][3] It is made of "black anodized, laser cut and etched" metal (aluminum, according to Ginsburg; steel, according to PSU), and measures 90 inches (2.3 m) × 377 inches (9.6 m).[2][3]

History

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The site-specific work was commissioned by PSU and TriMet.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pearce, Melissa. "Community Creativity: Public Art in Portland". The Culture Trip. The Culture Trip Ltd. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Conduit". EmilyGinsburg.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Portland State University (PSU):