Public Artwork

Memory Stones at Crescent Beach

Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002. © Tina Farmilo
Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002
Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002
Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002
Location:
Crescent Beach, Surrey, BC, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Farmilo, Tina
Text author(s): 
Farmilo, Tina
Installation year: 
2002
Description: 

Eight granite stones placed in various locations within Rutledge Park. Each contains a poem sandblasted into its surface.

Text of the artwork: 

(Incomplete)


Spring
daylight […]
The sea grass beds
[…]


When Point Robert
Was An Island

An Area Of The Fraser
Opened Into This Bay

Text theme: 
Traditions of the Salish peoples of the West Coast; the ever-changing landscape and life of the area; memories of Crescent Beach; development of the trains that brought growth and change over time
Artwork theme: 
History, memories, dreams and stories of the Crescent Beach community
Propriétaire(s): 
City of Surrey Public and Community Art Collection
Document(s): 

Public & Community Art. A Self-Guided Tour of Public & Community Art in the City of Surrey

Surrey (2008).  Public & Community Art. A Self-Guided Tour of Public & Community Art in the City of Surrey. <http://www.surrey.ca/files/Public_Art_Plan_final_May_29_2012.pdf> : City of Surrey

Public Art Program. Public & Community Art Projects & Locations

Surrey (2008).  Public Art Program. Public & Community Art Projects & Locations. <http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/1650.aspx> : City of Surrey