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The Ball Is In Your Court, Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, January 2019

Mirrored Earth

Mirrored Earth

Mirrored Earth is an artwork activated by the movement of passersby – the community becoming part of the artwork. It is an abstracted representation of the nearby landscape of coulees. Scattered mirrors react and move to the movement of passersby, evoking the glimmer...

Jacqueline Metz and Nancy Chew
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Signal

Signal

Signal was proposed to the City of Lethbridge in response to a call which invited artists to participate in a two stage public art competition. As the winning submission, Douglas Senft received a commission to create and install a public art work on the site of a new...

Douglas Senft
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Aeolian Aviary

Aeolian Aviary

Aeolian Aviary is a sculptural sound installation. It combines the acoustic resonance of a wind and light sensitive string instrument with the dynamic emergence of a flock of cast aluminum birds. These birds, 67 in number, animate the gestures of flight from the...

Catherine Ross and Denton Frederickson
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A Departure

A Departure

A Departure is based on three types of driver train wheels that have crossed the Alberta CPR High-Level Bridge since 1909. The sculpture components frame views of the bridge, the Oldman River Valley, the Galt Museum, and the University of Lethbridge.  When facing the...

Ilan Sandler
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