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Passing Zuckerberg SF General Hospital and Trauma Center on Potrero Ave you’ll see a large sculpture of a Mother and children. I finally walked over to photograph the sculpture by artist Tom Otterness. To my surprise I saw many smaller heart figures all around and up the walkway. Then I took in the new and the old of the hospital.
I have lived in San Francisco since 1961 when my Dad moved us for his new employment from Stockton, CA. It was great growing up in the City back then. We lived in Eureka Valley and when I became an adult I moved over the hill to Noe Valley. In 1982 we looked to buy property and settled in the Mission. We bought a pair of flats with friends & we both raised our families here. Our adult children have moved on. We remain and continue to watch the neighborhood change.
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Otterness is the artist infamous for killing a dog as an art project.
Jeez, I left my sincere and honest reactions to these statues and I got censored for it.
soooo whimsical !!!
Are the hearts supposed to be comforting? Endearing? Cute? Funny? The whole scene is kinda creepy and sad, including the hospital’s new name.
I agree wholeheartedly. Not even “kinda” — they’re aesthetically dismal.
Oops the Pink donut was suppose to be for Snaps.