Seirer_181026_8506510.jpgContemplative Artist Aluminum flag poles, wearing the colors of the prairie, are mounted at a sharp angle to serve as sundials in an art project completed by artist Owen Brown at The Land Institute. Brown, addressing a crowd at the opening of the exhibit, is from Minneapolis, Minn. As an artist-in-residence for two weeks at The Land, Brown created three sets of the sundials to mark the passage of time. The distance between the first two sets, 1,190 feet, represents the distance traveled through the earth's rotation in just one second. Also on view are sculptures including items such as sea shells, suggestiong geologic time as this area once was covered by seas. The permanent exhibit, called Units of Measure, is erected at The Land's Marty Bender Nature Area, which includes a recently built hiking trail. Brown's hope is that the exhibit is seen as contemplative, stirring thoughts of time, beauty and nature.

Aluminum flag poles, wearing the colors of the prairie, are mounted at a sharp angle to serve as sundials in an art project completed by artist Owen Brown at The Land Institute. Brown, addressing a crowd at the opening of the exhibit, is from Minneapolis, Minn. As an artist-in-residence for two weeks at The Land, he created three sets of the sundials to mark the passage of time. The distance between the first two sets, 1,190 feet, represents the distance traveled through the earth's rotation in just one second. Also on view are sculptures including items such as sea shells, suggestiong geologic time as this area once was covered by seas. The permanent exhibit, called Units of Measure, is erected at The Land's Marty Bender Nature Area, which includes a recently built hiking trail. Brown's hope is that the exhibit is seen as contemplative, stirring thoughts of time, beauty and nature.