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formLAB has recently submitted work to 2 design competitions;
the first, a stage for an event in Gastown (summer 2005), and
the other for a public art piece in Newton.
FRONTIERSPACE - Conceptual Statement
Gastown has historically been an intersection of cultures, a transportation
hub from Canada and Asia, an exotic port of sails and waves, and
an overlay of social strata. Taking its formal cues from influences
as diverse as a Chinese Junk, the hull of a freightship, skateboard
ramp or Gassy Jack’s curves, the mixed metaphor that is
the SKAGE plays with the juxtaposition of swamping wave onboard
with angled urban bank on its leeside, and references the generations
of technologies that have transported the history of Gastown into
our modern urban reality with its lines of transit, Skytrain and
Seabus.
The translucent covered roof is both prosaic weather protection
and a more poetic reference to naval sails billowing in the elements.
The front and rear entrance ramps serve both as performer access
and to activate the space by encouraging pedestrians to cross
and interact with the SKAGE during casual day use. This casual,
informal day/night activity flow will break down performer/audience
barriers. At an oblique angle in the alley, the SKAGE allows the
largest angle of access to users from both sides, and also allow
multiple angles for viewing the performances at night. The SKAGE
is an exotic visitor paying a temporary visit to share its energies
with the here and now.
pathWAVE - Conceptual Statement
The pathWAVE is an intersection of lines, of influences, and of
forms bisecting words and ideas. It takes its cue from the histories
of the peoples who have traversed these paths, from the identities
of those within the community and from the idea of community itself.
We propose to construct a sculpture at the convergence of pathways
within the public space between the Wave Pool and the Arena of
the Newton Recreation Centre. There will be three short pathways
in concrete, inset with words and images specific to on each of
the following: history, community, identity. The main sculpture
itself will be a steel wave form, to echo the idea of how the
tides of history create the waves of change.
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