2024, corten steel and resin, 4ft dia x 8ft tall
San Luis Obispo, CA
Tidewalker is a corten steel flora fauna creature that holds a resin soul cabana, inverting the colonial hierarchy between nature and the manmade environment. Banks plays with scale to highlight our interdependence with nature, presenting an interspecies safehold to transport us to more caring possibilities. Her hand carved dreamscapes remind us of the beauty of mystery and wonder. This sculpture is a part of the artist’s ongoing series Freedom is a Place.
Commissioned by the City of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
This project is supported by the City of SLO’s Public Art Program and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Fabricated by Taylor Owens and April Banks
