Title

Frog & Moonshell

Artist

Taylor, Doug

Date

2007

Medium

aluminum

Type

sculpture

water feature

Owner

Highgate Village

Accession Number

NA

Location

Highgate Village

Category

Private Development Public Art

Collection

Public Art

Lat/Long

49.219750,-122.956231

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This interactive sculpture features a rotating wheel which lifts water to fill its uppermost shell. At thirty gallons, the shell dumps its contents, driving the ‘frog on log’ underwater. An actuator on the foot path allows bystanders to control the flow of water.

Doug Taylor was born in Chilliwack, BC. Kinetic in nature, his public installation sculpture has focused largely on wind, water and solar powered features. Whimsical, folk art inspired elements are often signature to his work. (e.g. Khenko and Wind Swimmer). Addressing the global challenge of sustainability his current sculptures are "generating capital ” by selling excess electrical power back to BC Hydro. These energy systems also feature listening stations which help remind us of sounds that are ever present in the natural world, but often unnoticed (e.g. Seattle Center’s Bird Song Listening Station). The challenge is to integrate ecological, historical, social and aesthetic considerations, contextualizing them into the site specific values of place.