INTERTWINED
At Tacony Creek Park, Philadelphia, PA
Photo credit: Rob Zverina
Artist: Sarah Kavage
Project: Water Spirit
Completed: April, 2021
Assistants: Brenda Howell, Ann Nguyen
Community Liaisons: Jose Ortiz Pagan, Priscilla Bell
Special thanks to: Julie Slavet, Doryán De Angel, Susan Volz, and all of the volunteers who participated in the vine harvest.
About
Intertwined is a series of 3 sculptures along the trail in Tacony Park, woven from invasive grapevine harvested right on site by volunteers. The vine harvest freed several large trees that were being harmed by the grapevines.
This work re-imagines the relationship between the trees and the grapevines. Instead of seeing vines as invasive and harmful, could they be devoted friends, adorning the trees? Migration and movement is a part of natural and human history, and these artworks also speak to our interdependence, histories and futures, as well as the need to support and value each other no matter who we are or where we come from.
Visit
Find these artworks along the Tacony Creek Park trail section closest to the intersection of Tabor Road and Olney Avenue - one is on a bench, one on a rotting stump, and one up in a large tree.
Accessibility Info
The artworks are visible from the trail, which is paved and either flat or gently sloped.
Gallery
Photo credits: Rob Zverina, Ambrose Liu, Sarah Kavage
