NEWS
"Disorderly Conduct" collapses, all towers removed
REMEMBERING THE LIFE
OF PATRICK DOUGHERTY'S
SCULPTURE IN THE QUAD
BY JUSTYN MELROSE
Staff Writer
On the afternoon of Oct. 25, two of
the many towers that make up Patrick
Dougherty's stick sculpture, "Disorderly
Conduct," collapsed just days after Guilford's
Community Senate approved funds for light
renovation and maintenance to the piece.
"There was a large gust of wind," said
senior Laura Burt, who witnessed the
collapse. "One fell and pulled the second
down with it."
Due to rotting in the base, which is also
present in the whole structure, the grounding
support was weakened and could no longer
hold up the weight of the two towers. In
addition, mold, fungus and mushrooms
have all taken residence in the sculpture.
Just as they invited Dougherty and his
work to campus in 2011, Terry Hammond,
founding director and curator of the Guilford
College Art Gallery, and David Petree,
director of environmental sustainability,
were the ones who made the decision to take
the piece down.
"I am sad to see it go, but I realize it
was time," said President and Professor of
Political Science Kent Chabotar. "It was both
sad and fitting. It was almost like a natural
passing."
The construction of Dougherty's
"Disorderly Conduct" began with a small
paper wasp nest found when volunteers
were hunting for timber about campus. That
wasp nest became the major inspiration for
the sculpture. From there, community hands
wove together sticks into the structure that
Guilford students have come to know and
love.
"I believe the fact that the sculptures
fell because of their natural and physical
deterioration eases the situation, even though
my friends and I were looking forward to
taking a graduation picture alongside the
(sculpture) to add to our collection of our
many Guilford memories," said Burt.
The sculpture lived for nearly two years,
from the start of construction on Feb. 2, 2011
to now.
In addition to Guilford faculty and
students, community members ranging
from Canterbury School eighth-graders to
84-year-old locals came together to help
create the sculpture.
"I have to think about it in a different way
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