FAMILY: FIVE FIGURES FOR A TRIANGLE
2020, Vancouver, Canada
Commissioned by Intergulf Development and sited at 4599 Cambie St. in Vancouver B.C
Photo documentation Rachel Topham photography
Sculptures & concept Lyse Lemieux. Fabrication and installation Carvel Creative. Dye sublimation Artisan Penway.
This public artwork was installed by Carvel Creative on September 29, 2020. The artwork sits in a residential neighbourhood where families from all cultural backgrounds have lived, worked and played for generations and addresses and engages with the neighbourhood’s history of domesticity. Ranging from 3’ to 8’ in height all of the figures are anchored into the concrete plaza area. Each figure has a steel and aluminum armatures with dye sublimated surfaces. All figures were fabricated by Carvel Creative in Calgary with sublimated surfaces by Artisan/Penway in Washington state. Family; Five Figures for a Triangle seeks to engage physically and emotionally with the buildings residents and, with the community.
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Photo credit: Rachel Topham