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Public Arts board weighs preserving "scar" on Sacred Fire sculpture after wildfire damage

2369468 · February 20, 2025
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Members debated whether to preserve a fire-caused blemish on the Sacred Fire sculpture or have the artist repair it; staff will contact the artist and report back to the board and council.

The Public Arts Advisory Board discussed whether to preserve or repair a fire-damaged area on the Sacred Fire sculpture during its meeting.

The discussion centered on a discoloration and a cracked, partially missing area on the piece that artist Yoshi Wright sent a photograph of after his studio was affected by wildfires. A staff member told the board Wright described the mark as “a scar on the sculpture” and asked whether the board wanted to incorporate that scar into the work’s history or have him clean and…

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