Breaking news: The University of Washington campus is a beautiful place. But through October 25 the lovely space is made lovelier still, dotted as it is with 12 temporary, site-specific works of public art, courtesy of MadArt. Nestled next to glorious old buildings and under leafy collegiate shade, the works that make up the Mad Campus exhibit are inspired by their locations and have been designed to be interactive by the 13 Pacific Northwest artists—including eight UW alumni and one current undergraduate. Photographer Miguel Edwards ventured out to “Seattle’s most expansive art gallery,” as its being hailed, and captured this newly-created public art in its natural habitat. Check out his photos below, and for maps and information on events (like this Sunday’s Mad Campus Art Walk), click here. – Gemma Wilson
Seth Friedman, “The Legend of Jerry Roundtree”
W. Scott Trimble, “Wave Sine”
Saya Moriyasu and Maki Tamura, “Hortus Curiosus”
Tory Franklin, “Six Swans”
Brian Widmaier, “Burnt into Time”
Perri Howard, “By Degrees”
Alyson Piskorowski, “Untitled”
Paul Komada, “Global Bloblem”
Piper O’Neill, “Lone Stranger (Inflated)”
Julia Chamberlain, “Lux Sit”
Evan Blackwell, “Relics of Experience”
Kevin McCarthy, “Sentinel”
