Entwined’s forest of illuminated color has lit up Peacock Meadow in Golden Gate Park every winter since 2020, immersing park visitors in a realm of art, technology, and nature. In 2023, the installation is returning as Entwined: Elder Mother, a new iteration of the art installation that features a monumental shade-bearing tree that moves in the wind.

Dates

December 7, 2023 – April 28, 2024

About

Entwined Meadow’s dazzling forest of light first welcomed park goers as a safe and joyful outdoor destination in 2020 and quickly became an iconic attraction for Bay Area residents and tourists alike. This immersive experience was designed specifically for Peacock Meadow by San Francisco artist Charles Gadeken.

Entwined Elder Mother photographed by William Tracy

New this Year

This year we’re introducing Entwined: Elder Mother, a new iteration of the art installation, will welcome visitors to JFK Promenade in front of Peacock Meadow. Elder Mother is a monumental shade-bearing tree that moves in the wind. The 30-ft metal sculpted tree carries a 25-ft canopy offering a place for park-goers to gather day and night with ever-changing illumination and color. Eldermother also incorporates six unique QR codes on the tree ‘leaves’ which allow attendees to control the tree’s lighting patterns.

Events

Like in the 2022-2023 season, monthly events will be hosted at the installation, kicking off with the holiday tree lighting ceremony on December 7 at McLaren Lodge. More events will be announced on a rolling basis. You can find them listed at the bottom of this page!

Yoga at Entwined by McNair Evans

Charles Gadeken is an award-winning industrial artist working in the creative field for over 25 years, whose monumental interactive public artworks reimagine the world post-nature. Artwork commissions include Black Rock Arts Foundation, City of San Francisco, Insomniac Events, Coachella, Absolut Vodka, City of Palo Alto, City of Calabasas, City of Los Altos, Stanford University, and more. Many of Charles’ works have been exhibited internationally.

Focused on engaging the imagination in the objects created and the method of their creation, Charles dedicates his work to increasing artistic community and public awareness of art. Many pieces are interactive, encouraging spectators to become participants in the artistic experience. In addition to making art, his artistic practice encourages others to do so and has inspired hundreds of people to participate in art-making for multiple projects. Charles also aims to create public art that contributes to and celebrates the community and increases public interest and connection to the place and region.

Entwined Meadow is an installation by Charles Gadeken created at The Box Shop, a collaborative industrial arts maker space and affordable studios in Bayview-Hunters Point in San Francisco.

The project is made possible through a partnership between San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Parks Alliance, originally installed in 2020 for the Park’s 150th Anniversary.

Creating Entwined Meadow: The installation involves many to make the project possible, the artist, engineers, programmers, designers, volunteers, and more. And it requires the right tools, equipment, and space to fabricate and build. The artwork was made locally at The Box Shop in the Bayview-Hunter’s Point neighborhood of San Francisco. The Box Shop, a one-of-a-kind, collaborative industrial arts maker space and studios, is working to preserve and ‘save’ their space – you can help! Learn more about The Box Shop and its campaign to save the space and the community it serves.

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