Salmon Suite

Download the audio: Jim talks about his art>> Salmon Cycle by artist Jim Pridgeon is a two part installation illustrating the environmental challenges salmon face during their dynamic lifestyle. Like Salmon, Salmon Cycle jouneys through many realms with its componants "Salmon Song" and "Mechanical River," representing birth and death, respectively. The beginning of the salmon lifecycle, "Salmon Song," combines 3-dimensional art and a soundscape created by Jim and produced at Jack Straw Productions with Jack Straw engineer, Doug Haire. It comments on the commidification of salmon and the desecration of their habitat. Water pollution and excess water use by humans endanger salmon the moment they are born. "Mechanical River" in the UW Fisheries Building lobby focuses on the adult salmon's jouney home to spawn. Salmon leap upstream across rivers clogged with building materials from modern industry which hinder their paths home. Project Sites:
Click image to enlarge	Salmon Song Jack Straw New Media Gallery 4261 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 (University District) Exhibit dates and times: June 10 - July 31, 2001 (Subject to Change) Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM or by appointment
Click image to enlarge	Mechanical River Fisheries Building, University of Washington 1152 NE Boat St Seattle, WA 98105 Exhibit dates and times: June 4 - July 31, 2001 Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Online: Photographs of the installation process Salmon Song Poems - Audio and Text Commissioned through combined Percent for Art funding from Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle City Light and administered by the Seattle Arts Commission, City Of Seattle, Paul Schell, Mayor.
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