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Reverb

Drew Daly

King County Correctional Facility

An undulating bank of seating provides respite and eases lobby interactions.

Drew Daly. Reverb (detail), 2009. White maple and lacquer. King County Correctional Facility, Seattle, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Lara Swimmer

The lobby at the King County Correctional Facility serves as a waiting area for visitors as well as a meeting location for lawyers to consult with their clients. There, Drew Daley’s Reverb provides both a focal point and seating for the otherwise austere space.

Reverb is composed of hand-crafted wooden chairs that have been cut apart, reconfigured, and reattached to form an undulating, accordion-like chain in a soft blue-grey color. Assembled in a curve, the chairs are oriented slightly toward each other to facilitate conversation.

While watching people attempt to hold a conversation on the bench that previously occupied the space, it occurred to me that a long straight seat does not allow for easy exchange. The individuals speaking were forced to turn toward each other in an attempt to make eye contact. –Drew Daly
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Daley is a Seattle-based artist, designer, and fabricator who uses everyday objects in his sculptural work. In recent years, his craftsmanship and aesthetic eye have buoyed a construction business, Plum Projects. Reverb was Daly’s first permanent public artwork.
Drew Daly. Reverb, 2009. White maple and lacquer. King County Correctional Facility, Seattle, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Lara Swimmer
Drew Daly. Reverb, 2009. White maple and lacquer. King County Correctional Facility, Seattle, WA. King County Public Art Collection. Photo: Lara Swimmer
 

About the Location

King County Correctional Facility

Located on a busy corner in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Division of the King County Jail opened in 1986. Today four permanent public artworks are sited at the correctional facility. A year after the building became operational, landscape architect Martha Schwartz designed its colorful entry plaza and Benson Shaw created Torus Torum for the south…

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