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Heart Beacon

Coordinates:45°29′40″N122°33′39″W / 45.49442°N 122.56078°W /45.49442; -122.56078
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Sculpture in Portland, Oregon

Heart Beacon
The sculpture in 2020
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Artist
  • Blessing Hancock
  • Joe O'Connell
Year2013 (2013)
TypeSculpture
Medium
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°29′40″N122°33′39″W / 45.49442°N 122.56078°W /45.49442; -122.56078

Heart Beacon is an outdoor 2013 sculpture by American artists Blessing Hancock and Joe O'Connell, installed at the Bureau of Emergency Management's Emergency Coordination Center inPortland, Oregon, United States.

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Heart Beacon, installed at the Emergency Coordination Center (3732 Southeast 99th Avenue or 9911 Southeast Bush Street) in Portland'sLents andPowellhurst-Gilbert neighborhoods, has been described as a "pulsing blue egg"; the artists have called it an "interactive enclosure of light, color and sound that senses and artistically displays the heartbeat of visitors".[1][2] It is made ofstainless steel, acrylic panels, and electrical components, and measures 18' 1 7/8" x 10' 5". The sculpture cost $220,333 and was funded by the city's Percent for Art program.[1][2] According to theRegional Arts & Culture Council, which administers the work,Heart Beacon "takes the literal and metamorphic 'pulse'" of Portland's community and serves as a "symbol of hope and a potent reminder of the resilience of the individual taking inspiration from the life-saving mission" of the center.[1]

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References

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  1. ^abc"Public Art Search: Heart Beacon".Regional Arts & Culture Council.Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2015.
  2. ^ab"Murmurs: News That Doesn't Know When to Quit".Willamette Week. September 11, 2013.Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 4, 2015.
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