Public Artwork

Mother Tongue/First Language Learned

Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004
Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004
Elizabeth Roy, Mother Tongue/First Language Learned, 2004
Location:
Guildford RCMP, 14768 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Roy, Elizabeth
Text author(s): 
Roy, Elizabeth
Installation year: 
2004
Remarks on location: 

Along the roofline

Description: 

Words on the roof of a building

Text of the artwork: 

In French, Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi, German, English

 

respect = respect
communauté = community
compassion = compassion
responsabilité = responsibility
intégrité = integrity
mise en valeur = empowerment
honnêteté = honesty
professionalisme = professionalism

Respekt
community

Text theme: 
Shared values in a community
Artwork theme: 
Languages spoken in the community of Guildford; cultural identity; diversity; heritage
Owner(s): 
City of Surrey Public and Community Art Collection
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