Œuvre d'art public
Witness
Locations:
1400 St. Georges Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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147 East 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Alternate title:
Witness ( 5 covers)
Artwork creator(s):
Kerr, Katherine
Text author(s):
Kerr, Katherine
Installation year:
2000
Remarks on location:
Neighbourhood: Central Lonsdale
Description:
Five water-cut stainless steel manhole covers with electrocut centers and sandblasted outer rings, The images and text on these covers represent the following themes: salmon, forests, railway and shipping industries, and consciousness.
Text of the artwork:
[plaque 1/5]
Crossing • Streetcar • Trestle • Spurline
[plaque 2/5]
Wardog • Shift • Frenzy • Rivet
[plaque 3/5]
Ghost runs • Celesial cues • Sinking tips • Mad dashes
Text theme:
Salmon, forests, railway and shipping industries, consciousness (raising of)
Artwork theme:
History and future of the city of North Vancouver
Note(s):
North Shore Arts Commission for the City of North Vancouver.
Program: Civic Public Art
Sponsor: City of North Vancouver
Artist's biography:
Katherine Kerr
Owner(s):
City of North Vancouver Document(s):
Syndicate
