Celebrate the unveiling of Hazelgrove's Park playful red umbrella sculpture "Water Guardians" by Susan Point
Date/Time: Jun 25 2016, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Surrey, Hazelgrove ParkCost: Free
You're invited to celebrate the unveiling of a playful public artwork resembling a large red umbrella in the new Hazelgrove Park in East Clayton. Created by Susan Point, Water Guardians responds to the theme of water and the design of the park which features a water play area, a Metro water reservoir and City pump station, and a bioswale (an open vegetated channel designed to naturally cleanse and filter stormwater runoff).
The vibrant red canopy is made of aluminum and stretches 3 metres across, with a 3.6 metre long stainless steel pipe that forms the umbrella handle. Standing underneath the canopy, one can see four intricate Coast Salish style frogs formed by the pierced metalwork. Point’s use of the smiling frog and tadpole motifs represent the continuance of life and the transformation from small beginnings. Frogs also symbolize the rhythm of the land. Songs sung by frogs have always been the indicators of the changing seasons to First Nations people of the Pacific Northwest.
About the Artist:
Susan Point is a descendant of the Musqueam people. Her striking and distinctive art in the Coast Salish tradition has achieved worldwide acclaim. An innovator with a strong personal style, she expresses both ancestral concepts and contemporary concerns in new mediums such as glass, paper, bronze and steel, as well as more traditional wood. Point is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has been presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Canada.
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