Public Artwork
Perennials
Artwork creator(s):
Steinman, Barbara
Text author(s):
Steinman, Barbara
Installation year:
1997 Description:
A semi-circle of shattered glass screens with etched leaves is visible from the street and lit at night. In the courtyard is a 4,500 sq. ft. leaf-shaped pool; situated around it are black granite seats with a word carved into each like the title of a botanical drawing. The leaf pool is visible in it's entirety from the office suites above.
Text of the artwork:
Transplanted
Wild
Perennial
Seasonal
Uprooted
Cultivated
Hybrid
Text theme:
The interactions of humans and plants in wild and urban environments
Artwork theme:
Nature, the city.
Note(s):
"Chance, timing and planning have brought the cultivation of new plants, residents, architecture and even art to the city of Vancouver. Perennials is a sculptural overlay, a botanical metaphor for the constant shifts in natural and cultural landscapes and for the fragility of their survival."
Source: City of Vancouver (2008). Public Art Registry.
http://vancouver.ca/publicart_wac/publicart.exe/indiv_artwork?pnRegistry_No=218
Artist's biography:
Barbara Steinman
Owner(s):
Concord Pacific Group Inc. Document(s):
Syndicate
