Buson: “Coming back so many pathways through the spring grass”
Issa: “The world of dew is the world of dew and yet, and yet”
- Issa: “The world of dew is the world of dew and yet, and yet”
- Buson: “Coming back so many pathways through the spring grass”
2007; reclaimed stone, stainless steel, prairie grasses, pathways; 6’H x 170’W x 170’D; University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Commissioned by the Wisconsin Arts Board.
The sculptural groupings allude to nature, seasonal cycles and transition. Inscribed into the benches are visual images of a plant’s root system, a vascular cell structure and winged seedpods of the maple tree; paired with Haiku poems written by Bashō: “Winter solitude in a world of one color the sound of wind”; Buson: “Coming back so many pathways through the spring grass”; Issa: “The world of dew is the world of dew and yet, and yet”.
© Janet Lofquist