Clear Story

Image of Clear Story, Mildred Howard

Temporary site-specific installation 2011/12

Clear Story,a monumental bottle house, was temporarily installed at the Palo Alto City Hall King Plaza. This site-specific installation featured thousands of intimately scaled clear glass bottles, fused together into brick forms (each one containing more than 500 bottles), as well as large glass bottles, all assembled into a wood frame. Inspiration for Clear Story came from the iconic Eichler architecture visible throughout Palo Alto.

Clear Story was on display August 2011-August 2012. The project was presented in conjunction with the Palo Alto Art Center’s On the Road program and Public Art Program and funded through an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant.

Location

King Plaza, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto