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'Thrive'

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.

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Created by Daniel Popper, a multidisciplinary artist and sculptor, this work of art resides in front of the Society Las Olas apartment building. At 30 feet tall, "Thrive" was crafted from glass and fiber with a fern in its interior. 

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301 SW 1st Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301
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26.119431, -80.144592
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