Œuvre d'art public
Footnotes
Artwork creator(s):
Boyle, Gwen
Text author(s):
Boyle, Gwen
Collaborator(s):
Green, Anita; Boyle, Melanie; Lynes, Patti
Installation year:
1994
Remarks on location:
Sur le trottoir, côté nord du boulevard Pacifc, entre les rues Homer et Drake
Description:
Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf dalles de granit noir sont implantées au hasard dans le trottoir. Les mots ou des textes sont gravés et choisis pour leur référence spécifique au site.
Text of the artwork:
(Incomplet)
SEAGULLS SLEEP
SLINTER SHENCE
SHORELINE
TIDES WEPT
MUSSELS
OOLICHAN OIL
BLACKBIRD
374
STONE SHADOWS
ANOTHER MOON
LOOK
SKY LINE
TIDEPOOL
IN A CLAMSHELL
XIWA? ESQS
BENEATH THESE PAVING STONES
THE STORE IS THE LINE BETWEEN THE SEA AND THE LAND
AND THE SHORE IS THE MID LINE
IN THE LIFE OF THIS CITY
NOVERMBER WALK NEAR FALSE CREEK MOUTH
bORN FROM THE GLARE COME THE FREAKISH FORM
OF TUGS...ALL BOWS AND SWOLLEN FUNNELS
STRAINING TO HARBOUR IN FALSE CREEK
AND BLINDLY FOLLOWED BY MUTE SCOWS
WITH ISLETS OF GRAVEL TO THICKEN THE CITY
AND SQUARE BOWLS OF SAFFRON SAWDUST
THE GROUND MEAL OF THE MANSTRUCK FOREST
OR TOWING SHINING GRIDS OF THE TREES STRICKEN
- EARLE BIRNEY, 1961
Text theme:
Archives de la ville de Vancouver, archives de C.P. Rail, citations d’anthropologues et poètes
Artwork theme:
Histoire de la côte nord de False Creek depuis l’époque précédant la colonisation jusqu’à nos jours Note(s):
Commanditaire : Concord Pacific Group Inc. Développement privé
Citation de l'artiste: « This public artwork is located on part of what was once a shoreline.... The work is site specific in that it is based on research and archival material, as well as writings about this north shore of False Creek from pre-settlement time onwards.... I have quoted from the City Archives, C.P. Railway Archives, anthropologists and poets to find words to sandcarve into 57 blocks of unpolished black granite. Set into pavers, they are like markers on a path (of time), an echo. Although I feel the words selected are specific to this place, they are also general, sometimes evocative, the ardent hope they will bring out a smile on rainy day. A private moment in a public space. Assistance from Anita Green, Melanie Boyle and Patti Lynes are gratefully acknowledged. »
City of Vancouver (2008). City of Vancouver Public Art Registry
Artist's biography:
Gwen Boyle
Propriétaire(s):
Ville de Vancouver Document(s):
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