The Erratic outdoor artwork is located on Leary Avenue just south of the Matador. When looking east you'll see it during the day. Is it safe at night to walk through the Erratic to activate the colored lights? Have you ever seen the colored lights? The City of Redmond says:
"Five thousand years ago Redmond, Washington, was buried under 3,000 feet of ice. Today we rarely if ever, see large boulders—glacial erratics—that were left in the wake of the retreating ice. On the new Redmond Central Connector park, the city built their own erratic in the form of historical art.
When the BNSF Railroad left Redmond, it left behind miles of rails, mounting plates, and spikes. 3,000 steel plates were salvaged from the BNSF Railroad that once crossed the site; these form the cladding for the Erratic‘s skin. Motion detectors inside the glass fronts activate colored LED lights, delighting passersby with an interactive experience."
The Erratic was created by artist John Fleming, It was commissioned in 2013 for the Redmond Central Connector in celebration of Redmond’s Centennial. Mr. Flemming also painted SKY PAINTING on a large downtown parking lot (you got to see it to believe it.) He installed railroad "Signals" art in the downtown Linear Park.
Seven years after the Erratic was installed (2013) it had to be moved because Sound Transit's new downtown Light rail station needed the site. Sound Transit paid a fixed amount and the city picked up the remainder totaling ~ $1,000,000. Watch this 2-minute construction video and you'll see why the relocation was so expensive.
Posted by Bob Yoder, 8/31/2024
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