Public Artwork
A Woman Speaks
Artwork creator(s):
Saunders, Joyan
Text author(s):
Saunders, Joyan
Installation year:
1990
Remarks on location:
Granville and Scott Road Stations
Description:
Photography placed in a billboard
Text of the artwork:
IF A WOMAN SPEAKS IN THE FOREST
DOES SHE MAKE A SOUND?
Text theme:
Public speaking and women's visibility, equality between sexes, women's rights
Artwork theme:
One of three exhibition themes: advertising
History:
The Transpositions exhibition was created over a 3-year period. Works are divided into 3 categories: portraiture; landscape and flora (nature); and advertising. Created for the advertising platforms posters in the SkyTrain stations. The work of 20 Canadian artists extends 24 km along the SkyTrain route from Vancouver to Surrey. Four to seven works are installed randomly amongst the advertising at the following seven stations: Waterfront, Burrard, Grandville, Broadway, Metrotown, New Westminster and Scott Road.
Event: Transpositions: A Public Exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Photography, organized by the Active ARTIFACTS Cultural Association. Commissioners: Don S. And Todd A. Murray Davis.
April 2-May 31, 1990
Event date(s):
1990 Dimensions:
Height:
1.82m
Width:
1.21m Note(s):
Exhibition posters provided by Colorific Photo Labs Ltd.
Exhibition space donated by Trans Ad
All images were worked either from original negatives or transparencies, enlarged and mounted on styrene board.
Artist's biography:
Saunders, Joyan Document(s):
Syndicate
