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Mixed media, radio handsets, sound
168 in. high.
This interactive sculpture evokes many aspects of the river. It is in the form of a post not unlike a pylon that is also a marker that traces its flow and activity on the adjacent shores. It consists of sounds and images recorded and collected along the river from places of commerce that have a significant impact on the economic sustainability of the city of New Westminster as a dynamic commercial and social hub that is framed by the beauty and utility of the Fraser as it joins the coast and inland cultures and economies.
Sounds and images were recorded at visits to the Surrey Docks facility, Fraser River Piledriving and with the generous support of Seaspan, during a journey along the river in a Seaspan tugboat. Together, these sounds and images provide a portrait of place- physical, social and commercial. This sculpture, placed near the large picture windows of the exhibition space, brings those outdoor sounds and sights that occur in the proximity of the Fraser River Discovery Centre for viewer’s to experience as they interact with the artwork.
Listening Post: Fraser River (with Miles Thorogood)
Mixed media, radio handsets, sound
168 in. high.
This interactive sculpture evokes many aspects of the river. It is in the form of a post not unlike a pylon that is also a marker that traces its flow and activity on the adjacent shores. It consists of sounds and images recorded and collected along the river from places of commerce that have a significant impact on the economic sustainability of the city of New Westminster as a dynamic commercial and social hub that is framed by the beauty and utility of the Fraser as it joins the coast and inland cultures and economies.
Sounds and images were recorded at visits to the Surrey Docks facility, Fraser River Piledriving and with the generous support of Seaspan, during a journey along the river in a Seaspan tugboat. Together, these sounds and images provide a portrait of place- physical, social and commercial. This sculpture, placed near the large picture windows of the exhibition space, brings those outdoor sounds and sights that occur in the proximity of the Fraser River Discovery Centre for viewer’s to experience as they interact with the artwork.