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Compass Rose

Justin Wonnacott, Compass Rose
This work combines a simplified image of the Ottawa area landscape, as seen from a satellite, with a drawing of a surveyor's sextant over the city, which partly obscures the word "domic [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Wonnacott, Justin
Installation year: 
2003

Abri…Perte et remplacement

Justin Wonnacott, Abri…Perte et remplacement, 1995
Painting made with stencils on the street. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Wonnacott, Justin
Installation year: 
1995

A Monument To a Lost Opportunity

Justin Wonnacott,  A Monument To a Lost Opportunity
Slab with an inscription in the sidewalk. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Wonnacott, Justin
Installation year: 
1992

A Brief History of Ottawa

Adrian Göllner, A Brief History of Ottawa, 1994Adrian Göllner, A Brief History of Ottawa, 1994
The maps were installed on the incline under the bridge with corresponding dates and words directly below. This particular set features a map of the lakes and rivers of the Ottawa region before Wester [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Göllner, Adrian
Installation year: 
1994

Turning

Eldon Garnet,Turning, 2004Eldon Garnet,Turning, 2004
TURNING is a tower which appears to be slightly out of balance, slightly askew, leaning. Text flows around three poles, gracefully spiraling upward as the tower ascends from the ground in three dire [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Garnet, Eldon
Installation year: 
2004

Poubelles du Quartier Latin et du Village

Maryo Thomas,  PoubellesMaryo Thomas,  Poubelles
Green and orange posters (in the Quartier Latin et the Village, respectively) were installed on both sides of public garbage bins. The posters were installed at random. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thomas, Maryo
Installation year: 
2006

Wins/Losses/Ties

Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999. ©  Marc André BrouilletteMicah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999Micah Lexier, Wins/Losses/Ties, 1999. ©  Marc André Brouillette
Each of the 67 seasons played by the Maple Leafs at the Gardens is represented by three stainless steel columns depicting wins, losses and ties. These 201 columns are grouped by decade and extend down [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1999

When The Forest Moves

Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995Warren Quigley,  When The Forest Moves, 1995
The installation takes the form of three maple trees, with their burlap-wrapped root bags intact, situated at the end of a sculpted earth furrow which seems to have been dug out by the Northbound sc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Quigley, Warren
Installation year: 
1995

Time: and a Clock

Eldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteEldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteEldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André BrouilletteEldon Garnet, Time : and a Clock, 2004. © Marc André Brouillette
It is the essence of time, its substance and ambiguity, that is examined in this sculpture/installation. This is one work in three sites. It encircles the Queen/Broadview area with text. Three diffe [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Garnet, Eldon
Installation year: 
2004

This Thing

Micah Lexier, This Thing, 1991
Lettering on the edge of the roof [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1991
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