Silicon Forest, sometimes referred to as The Silicon Forest,[1] is an outdoor 2003 sculpture by Brian Borrello, installed near the Interstate/Rose Quarter station in Portland, Oregon's Lloyd District, in the United States.
Silicon Forest | |
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Artist | Brian Borrello |
Year | 2003 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium |
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Subject | Trees |
Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
45°31′48″N 122°40′04″W / 45.53005°N 122.66769°W |
Brian Borrello's Silicon Forest (2003) is an abstract sculpture made of stainless steel and light-emitting diode (LED) lights, installed at the Interstate/Rose Quarter MAX Station in Portland's Lloyd District.[2] It depicts a series of trees with thin trunks and cone-shaped foliage.[3] The piece has been called a "three-part metaphor for displacement and change".[4] The solar artwork's steel trees illuminate using electricity powered by solar panels.[4]
In 2013, Solar Power World's Frank Andorka ranked the sculpture third in his list of "11 Must-See Art Installations, Inspired by Solar Panels".[1]