Cosmic

Artist:  Jennifer Steinkamp
Title: Cosmic
Date: 2025
Dimensions: LED display, 60.09 x 11.39 feet
Part of the Collection:  From the collection of the Port of Seattle, Cosmic, 2025. Alaska Airlines, North Main Terminal, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Photo Credit: Claire Alexander

Description:
I create my best work when the place, its history and its environment become my muse. I research the location, looking everywhere for inspiration and direction. I am fascinated by the incorporeal in nature and science. If anything, this is a consistent current in my artwork. There is so much more in the universe than what we sense and feel; I believe we are surrounded by sentience in all lifeforms. I use the tangible invisible forces in air and the uncanny forms and motion of plants to communicate this. After researching the Seattle Tacoma area and its history, along with air travel, flying, and the night sky: I decided to create a constellation of floating apples, seeds and blossoms. There are 10 varieties of Washington State apples depicted: Cameo, Cosmic Crisp, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Opal, Pink Lady and Red Delicious. Washington State is the leading apple producer in the United States, responsible for about 60% of the country's apples. The title is derived from the Cosmic Crisp variety developed by Washington University, Seattle.

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