Nepenthes (sculpture)

Nepenthes
One of the sculptures in 2015
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ArtistDan Corson
Year2013 (2013)
TypeSculpture
SubjectNepenthes
Dimensions5.2 m (17 ft)
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates45°31′28″N 122°40′38″W / 45.524416°N 122.677309°W / 45.524416; -122.677309
Websitedancorson.com/nepenthes

Nepenthes is a series of four sculptures by artist Dan Corson, installed in 2013 along Northwest Davis Street in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The work was inspired by the genus of carnivorous plants of the same name, known as tropical pitcher plants. The sculptures are 17 feet (5.2 m) tall and glow in the dark due to photovoltaics.