Public Artwork
The People’s Plan
Artwork creator(s):
Göllner, Adrian
Text author(s):
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year:
2001 Description:
The light box images at Carleton U. are designed to recall the government mega-projects of the 1970s. Symmetrical and non-monumental, the logos echo the egalitarian sensibility inherent to the modern-style architecture of the university. While we may not view the mega-project with any sense of nostalgia today, the social engineering behind these grand plans represents the waning edge of a futurist vision.
Text of the artwork:
The new Ottawa O Train at Carleton University:
Transp*rt
Part of the People's plan
Carleton University:
Educati*n
Part of the People's plan
Police services in Centretown Ottawa:
P*lice
Part of the People's plan
Artwork theme:
Egalitarian principle of a futuristic vision Note(s):
"The People's Plan is my contribution to a series of public commissions for Ottawa's O-Train. Ad cases at each of the five stations house images created by local artists. I designed two images for Carleton University station and a third for my own amusement."
Adrian Göllner Web site (2008). People's Plan.
Artist's biography:
Adrian Gollner Document(s):
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