Boats of the Ballard Locks

Boats of the Ballard Locks depicts a series of recreational boats moving through the locks between the saltwater Puget Sound and freshwater Lake Union. Repetition of image speaks to the rhythm and quantity of traffic moving through the ship elevator. Created as commentary on the human adaptive behavior to invent complex systems, altering an entire landscape for recreational use. "Water flows in the direction of money."

Water line on inside of cup is higher than water on the outside to represent function of the boat elevator.