Rice University

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Locations

  1. Art & Performance

    1. Public Art

      1. Walking Molecular Flower, 2008

        Walking Molecular Flower

        James Surls

        Powder coated steel

        BioScience Research Collaborative Plaza

        Capital Building Fund Purchase

         

        Walking Molecular Flower combines Surls’ typical flower motifs with a dynamic molecule formation. The sculpture seems to be perched on the plaza, almost in motion, juxtaposing symbols of nature and human beings with their essential, molecular building blocks. Walking Molecular Flower's biomorphic themes are especially suited to its location outside the BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) building and the adjacent Medical Center.