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Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008
Massive Swan Speaks a Message
The back corners of this town hold all sorts of cool finds. I was on a bike ride the other day and came across this interesting sight, a massive sculpture of a tundra swan made from junk removed from the Mississippi River in 2003. Set alongside some of the still vacant buildings on the southeast corner of Banbury Place, the sculpture, by local artist Stephen Bateman, is accompanied by a sign explaining the origins and purpose of the piece – to create awareness of river cleanups across the Midwest. I’ve also seen it around town in temporary locations, like at the Open Air Festival of the Arts in Phoenix Park, but it looks like at least for now it’s found a more permanent home, overlooking downtown’s Eau Claire River. Finding stuff like this makes for a great bike ride.
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Bryant
12/14/08
The Swan lives on! Yeah, this used to be across
from Phoenix park for the longest time. I actually
live right next to that artist's studio. I hadn't
even noticed it had moved.
pookums
11/22/08
I think a more appropriate message would have
involved a bird species that actually makes the
Mississippi its home and is not just a transient
visitor. Now, can we talk about Steve's bike rack
that's at JLF? That thing is a tetanus machine.
Ugly Swan
11/21/08
I don't know what his message is, but I get that
we still have time to clean up the environment and
make something beautiful out of what we already
have.
Parts of the Mississippi River are dead of fish
and most plant life, is it too late for them? Or
get rid of all the crap and make it a beautiful
place again?
Justin Dancing Hawk
11/19/08
THis is the most repulsive excuse for a
"Sculpture" I've ever witnessed! To say it's ugly
is an UNDERSTATEMENT!
JohnN
11/19/08
I never grasped the deep message behind this crazy
thing, but I always thought the junk swan was
sweet.
Jodie
11/19/08
I like the idea behind this thing, but it pretty
much terrifies me.
BettyBettizzle
11/18/08
Truly...this is the kind of visual surprise I live
for. I'm glad this bird has a home.
Arwen
11/11/08
I work in Banbury and have driven by this thing
for weeks now. Glad to see you are getting the
word out about the sculpture and its meaning!
Justin
11/11/08
This used to be on the bike trail between Phoenix
Park and Half Moon Lake. I was looking for it the
other day but couldn't find it, then I was sad.
Now I know where they moved it to!