Œuvre d'art public
Municipal Mind
Artwork creator(s):
Dextras, Nicole
Text author(s):
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year:
2008
Remarks on location:
NEGOTIATED SPACE: parc Trinity Bellwood Park
STEWARDSHIP: quartier Trinity Bellwood, comptoir de service pour employés du parc, lettres accolées contre une murale indiquant les parcs de la région
GLOBAL PILGRIM: devant les grilles du parc Trinity Bellwood
RANDOMLY EVOLVIN: voie publique
GLOBALIZATION : dans la ruelle de la rue Shaw
ETHIC OF SUFFICIENCY : lettres posées contre un four de briques dans le parc Dufferin
DISAPPEARING COASTLINE OF HUMAN INTIMACY : derrière le 48 rue Abell
Text of the artwork:
NEGOTIATED SPACE
STEWARDSHIP
GLOBAL PILGRIM
RANDOMLY EVOLVING
GLOBALIZATION
ETHIC OF SUFFICIENCY
DISAPPEARING COASTLINE OF HUMAN INTIMACY
Artwork theme:
Urbain, esprit créatif, la négociation de l'espace urbain communautaire
Note(s):
This winter I was in Toronto working on a project based on the book: The Municipal Mind, by the city's poet laureate, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco. His eloquent writing, about how the vibrancy of a city depends on the creative spirit of the individuals who occupy it, has inspired me to create random, ephemeral installations on it’s streets and in it’s parks. I am interested in how we negotiate space in an urban environment, how we create community out of the chaos.
My words are made out of ice- a medium that exemplifies the transient nature of all things. In the city, the poetic melting of the ice word is often interrupted by the aggressive acts of the inhabitants, so it is more crucial for me to document the work once it is up.
Nicole Dextras (2008). Municipal Mind.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndextras/sets/72157603788724382/>
Artist's biography:
Nicole Dextras 
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