Play Ball
Some members of the community asked for a design that would reflect the neighborhood's ethnic diversity and bring it unity. Others asked for a departure from the traditional iconography of ethnicity. We looked for a different way to express the theme of unity in diversity and found it in balls, (soccer balls, baseballs, basketballs, volleyballs), varied and distinct in their "topography" but united in their roundness and their association with lighthearted play.
Art Form: Sculpture
Location: Southside
Collection(s): Pima County
Funding: Parks and Recreation
Artist(s): Chris Tanz
Chris Tanz, Play Ball, 1996.
Working with laser cut steel, artist Chris Tanz constructed a gate to enclose the outdoor patio space. The lavender gate is adorned with a variety of sports balls, meant to represent the unity that can still be present among diversity.
Address: Kino Veterans Memorial Community Center (Ajo Way and Forgeus St.)
