Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien

A sculptural installation consisting of two glass-roofed pavilions separated by approximately 120 metres. The elliptical roof of each pavilion is supported by two walls made of stainless steel with cut-out silhouettes of industrial and natural forms. A second component of Lookout is a perimeter railing with cantilevered glass panels. The panels are inscribed with sandblasted words, written especially for this site in consultation with poet Robin Blaser. Midway between the two pavilions, the cut-out images are cast into the concrete walkway. Also, the artists have placed 13 simple bronze chairs throughout the site. The artwork has an accompanying Website

As part of the urban plan for this area, the artwork sited along Marinaside Crescent also had to provide shelter from the rain. The selected artist team of Noel Best and Chris Dikeakos met this challenge by providing two glass-roofed sculptural pavilions that act as portals to the view looking out over False Creek.

Best and Dikeakos consulted with Vancouver poet Robin Blaser for the text piece sandblasted into the glass balcony surrounds. A third component, 13 beautifully designed plywood chairs reminiscent of the economy of lunchroom furniture, were cast in bronze and distributed throughout the three balcony lookouts