Public Art Project: Life Reach aka “Bruce”

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111 N 1st St
Phoenix, AZ 85004

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In 1987, a larger-than-life bronze nude male statue by artist Treavor Southey was commissioned by the Trammel Crow Company for the One Renaissance Square tower at Washington Street and Central Avenue. Fitting the title of “Full Life Reach,” the statue stands tall with arms raised, with one foot slightly “jumping” off of the base. Over the years, the downtown community nicknamed him “Bruce.” When the Renaissance tower began renovations to the exterior of the building in 2019, the Downtown Phoenix Partnership took ownership of Bruce, and relocated the statue to 111 N. First Street in February 2020.

This was the poem written on the original marble base, which didn’t survive the relocation process:

"We of humankind | hearts quickened to compassion | hope with inward vision | kindled to risk | the searching of our souls | to dare | the unexpected | to master | barb and thorn | and hear the whisper of eternity"

-Trevor Southey, 1987