''Echo Gate'' is an outdoor 2001 sculpture by Ean Eldred and the architectural firm

Rigga Rigga, stylized as RIGGA, is a group of artists and architects based in Portland, Oregon. Works * ''Alluvial Wall'' (2001) * ''Echo Gate'' (2001) * ''Ghost Ship'' (2001) * ''Stack Stalk'' (2001) See also * ''Lovejoy Columns The Lovejoy Colum ...

, located along the

Eastbank Esplanade The Eastbank Esplanade (officially Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade) is a pedestrian and bicycle path along the east shore of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. Running through the Kerns, Buckman, and Hosford-Abernethy neighbo ...

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populou ...

, United States. It was funded by the City of Portland Development Commission's Percent for Art program, and is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Description

''Echo Gate'', designed by Ean Eldred and Rigga and installed under the

Morrison Bridge The Morrison Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Completed in 1958, it is the third bridge at approximately the same site to carry that name. It is one of the most heavily used bridges in Portland. ...

in southeast Portland in 2001, is made of copper and measures x x . The

abstract Abstract may refer to: * ''Abstract'' (album), 1962 album by Joe Harriott * Abstract of title a summary of the documents affecting title to parcel of land * Abstract (law), a summary of a legal document * Abstract (summary), in academic publishi ...

gateway features a round opening within a folder rectangle. The Regional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work, offers the following description: "This artwork is a gate oriented to both the pathway and the river. A sculptural hybrid echoing past pier buildings, the Shanghai tunnels and marine barnacles, it becomes both crenellation and crustacean. The sculpture gives human scale to this immense site and suggests bending an ear to the river amidst the rushing decibels of the freeway." The piece was funded by the City of Portland Development Commission's Percent for Art program, and is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. The sculpture is one of four by Rigga along the esplanade; the others are ''

Alluvial Wall ''Alluvial Wall'' is an outdoor 2001 sculpture by Peter Nylen and the architectural firm Rigga located along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon. Description The sculpture is made of mild steel, cast silicon bronze, cast iron and electri ...

'' by Peter Nylen, ''

Ghost Ship A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a ship, vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the ''Flying Dutchman'', or a physical Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict, derelict found adrift with its cre ...

'' by James Harrison and ''

Stack Stalk ''Stack Stalk'' is an outdoor 2001 sculpture by Ean Eldred and the architectural firm Rigga, located along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland, Oregon. Description The sculpture, designed by Ean Eldred and Rigga and completed in 2001, was funde ...

'' by Ean Eldred.

References

External links

Portland Cultural Tours: Public Art Walking Tour
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