by Rob Fischer, Kevin Johnson, and Su Legatt Media: varied materials; Date created: 2015
Designed by artists Su Legatt, Rob Fischer, and Kevin Johnson, the Heritage Garden & Amphitheater is located near the site of the decommissioned power plant along the Red River and adjacent to Woodlawn Park. The power plant provided power to Moorhead from 1896 until 2014, and was a central element to the Woodlawn Park neighborhood. The artists’ plan has created an environment that serves as an homage to the power plant, the history of the neighborhood and its residents. Elements from the power plant are incorporated into landforms and garden beds, and serve as found sculptures. Residents from the neighborhood have contributed plants and their personal stories.
About the Artists
Rob Fischer is a sculptor, living in Brooklyn, New York, and Park Rapids, Minnesota, whose work has been featured at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., and many other galleries and museums.
Kevin Johnson is a sculptor and public artist who has designed numerous public art projects, gardens, and rain gardens nationally.
A resident of Moorhead, Su Legatt works in socially engaged art as well as studio practices and has led numerous projects in our region.