10th and Market Streets
Mid-Market
As part of San Francisco’s 1% for Art program this 3500 square foot Public Open Space, at the corner of 10th and Market Street, was designed by Topher Delaney and Calvin Chin.
The “official” description reads:” …cartographic layers of maps reflecting the exact location of the site in graded finishes of granite reflecting a scaled map 1:42 of San Francisco, bisected by intersecting granite trapezoids. One is etched with topographic lines indicating the California Coast and the other is etched with the watercourses of the Sacramento River which flows into the Richmond Bay surrounding San Francisco. The confluence of these two trapezoidal maps is the reason the ground upon which Promised Land is located in the city of San Francisco as we know it.”
The “flooring” for Promised Land is a map linking the delta to the bay to the ocean, with the flow of water carved into the granite like a woodcut. Much of this from staff cartographer, David Swain.
There are two granite monoliths on one is the word Promised etched and then filled with gold coloring, on the other, in the same type face is Land.
The installation continues along the side of the building incorporating more of the stunning granite.
I am thrilled to see such a visceral and organic installation on this corner. It should really help to bring the mid-market area forward into a more human space.
The project costs were in the neighborhood of $1.7million.
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