Goldsworthy in the Presidio brochure. Guided art hikes are held regularly – check the Each installation can be visited individually or explored together via a three-mile hiking loop along the Presidio's trails. Goldsworthy's Presidio pieces, most made possible by the non-profitįOR-SITE Foundation, speak to the forest's meaning in some way. Spire engages in a silent "call and response" with the other local legends visible from the site – the Transamerica Pyramid, Sutro Tower, and church spires, to name a few. Planted around its 15-foot-wide base are young cypress trees that will ultimately grow to obscure the sculpture – a bit like the old forest welcoming the new. Working closely with the Presidio Trust forestry crew, in 2008 Goldsworthy selected 37 Monterey cypress trunks from trees felled at the site and meticulously fastened them together. Spire is a powerful symbol of the rejuvenation of the beloved Presidio forest, first planted by the Army in the 1880s.The aging Monterey cypress are now reaching the end of their life and are being slowly replaced with healthy young saplings. Since then he has gone on to imagine three more –Įarth Wall – making the Presidio home to the largest collection of his works on public view in North America. In fact it is the first Presidio piece he was inspired to create after he visited the park in 2006.
Spire is a sculpture by world-renowned artist Andy Goldsworthy. Standing at 100 feet tall at its tapering peak, Bay Area Ridge Trail, you might be surprised to discover a new Presidio landmark of startling grandeur.
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