A temporary outdoor sculpture on North Campus will be removed
this summer, University Planner Sue Gott has announced. "Bundle,"
created in 1997 by Paul Flickinger (1997 master of fine arts) when
he was a master's candidate in the School of Art & Design, was
built of 120 red pine trunks on the knoll overlooking the northwest
curve of Bonisteel Boulevard near the School of Music. The wood
from the 40 foot-by 8 foot sculpture will be cut into woodchips
for use on campus grounds. "'Bundle' has been enjoyed by many
people over the past six years," Gott says. "Originally,
it was intended to be in place for one year. However, many people
enjoyed it so it was allowed to remain. Recently, the public has
been able to watch nature take its course as the piece progressively
has disintegrated, and now it needs to be removed." The sculpture
is part of a large collection of outdoor public art on the University
campus. Most pieces can be viewed in person or by visiting the Outdoor
Campus Sculptures Web site, http://www.plantext.bf.umich.edu/planner/sculpture.
(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) |