Neukom Vivarium Nurse Log Art Exhibit

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Inside a custom greenhouse, a 70-foot fallen hemlock sustains a living micro-ecosystem of moss, fungi, and saplings.

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Conceived by artist Mark Dion as a permanent installation at the Olympic Sculpture Park, the exhibit functions as a biological laboratory exploring decay and regeneration. Within the enclosure, the decaying western hemlock trunk continues to sustain lichens and newly sprouting plants.


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