The Listening Cone, 2009
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco CA
Bronze, wood, multimedia screen
9’ x 10’-6” x 20’

Commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission
Photography: Bruce Damonte

This sculpture is installed on the East Terrace at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California. Entitled The Listening Cone, this bronze and reclaimed wood sculpture contains an interior screen that features videos selected from a library of more than 75 videos produced by What Is Missing? Each film is overlaid with text linking threatened and endangered species to the habitats and ecosystems that are vital to their survival.