Public Artwork

Uncover

Nicole Dextras, Uncover, 2006
Nicole Dextras, Uncover, 2006
Location:
Banff Art Center, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, AB, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Text author(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Collaborator(s): 
Walker, Mathew (sculpture department)
Installation year: 
2006
Description: 

Two larges blocks of ice with dresses and text.

Text of the artwork: 

UN COVER

Text theme: 
Discovery
Artwork theme: 

The ephemeral

History: 
This series of cast ice installations was created during an art residency at the Banff Art Center during the winter of 2005 and 2006. Mathew Walker of the sculpture department assisted in designing the two large wooden moulds for the Uncover pieces. The ice works were left to follow their own course and melt over time.

Dimensions:

Height: 
2.1m
Width: 
1.4m
Depth: 
3.65 m
Document(s): 

Nicole Dextras: Ephemeral Art: Art Residencies

Dextras, Nicole (2008).  Nicole Dextras: Ephemeral Art: Art Residencies. <http://www.nicoledextras.com/> : Nicole Dextras webpage