Flood of '65
About the Sculptor
- Born in Serbia, Zoran Mojsilov attended the University of Belgrade from 1975 to 1979. He later emigrated to the United States and now resides in Minnesota. Since the late 1980s, Mojsilov has regularly shown his sculptures at galleries, college campuses, and museums in this country.
- His work is featured at:
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Massachusetts, and Socrates Sculpture Park in New York. Recent one-person shows were given to Mojsilov by the Art Gallery at Rochester Community and Technical College, the Conkling Gallery at Mankato State University, and Thomas Barry Fine Arts, all in Minnesota. His sculptures are in collections at the North Dakota Museum of Art, South Bend Art Center in Indiana, and Runnymeade Sculpture Farm in California, among others.
Sculpture Statement
As if the water of the Mighty Crow River gathered pieces of Delano’s past and forever stitched them together into a sculpture. Zoran’s sculpture is reminiscent of the agricultural life, manufacturing and the railroad that made Delano what it is today.
While looking for appropriate pieces of granite at the old Delano Granite Works site for another Delano project, Zoran found pillars from the Minneapolis Great Northern Depot building. These pillars resided on the Delano Granite Works site on the Crow River since the 60’s. He wanted to incorporate a pillar into a sculpture as a tribute to the Delano community. The Railroad brought many immigrants to Delano. The first hotel in Delano was the Great Northern Hotel. The pillars were slated to be crushed for granite fill.
He mentioned a project he had done with school children to a member of the Council for Arts and Culture. The idea was shared with the Middle School Art Teacher, and the project began. The owner of the granite works site was contacted and a column in four sections was generously donated for the project.
The “Artist in Residency” Grant helped financed the collaborative project between Zoran Mojsilov, Delano Middle School Art Department and other Delano organizations to create a sculpture as a tribute to the Delano Community, past and present. Zoran worked with each of the 2011, 7th grade art classes to expose them to the work he does as a sculpture as well as getting their input by collecting artifacts to represent the people of Delano and things they used to make Delano what it is today. The result is a large sculpture for a public site. The site and the configuration of the pillar designated by the city inspired the final creation of the “Flood of ’65” Sculpture.
Students
Artifacts
This Permanent Installation in the Delano Sculpture Park is possible through the efforts and grants from: