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Documented artwork / paired suspended transit sculptures

stroke and crossing

Beliz Brother

Credit as documented: Beliz Brother

Beliz Brother's paired sculptures connect Mercer Island Station with the island's boating history. At the west entrance, stroke suspends a dense cluster of paddles and oars above the stairs. Its references include canoes, rowboats, sculls, kayaks, paddleboards, longboats and racing shells. At the east entrance, crossing balances a simplified boat outline above a wave-like form. Together they recall water travel before a bridge connected the island to the mainland.

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Verified artwork imageImage: soundtransit.org ↗© 2026 Sound Transit (as credited at source)

At a glance

Year / version
2022 (installation; agency captions specify May)
Materials
Not documented
Documented setting
outdoor
Dimensions
Not documented
Dimensions apply to
Not documented
Availability
Unconfirmed

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Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

  1. 2022 (installation; agency captions specify May)

    West and east entrances, Mercer Island Station, Mercer Island, Washington

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Materials and construction

Sound Transit documented the artist supervising installation in 2022. Its later account names both works and dates installation photographs to May. Brother connected the forms to historical photographs and her own regular experience of Lake Washington. No structural material specification or overall dimensions are established by these reviewed accounts.

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