Public Art Project
Collaborators City of Surrey, Public Art Program (designated Canadian
Cultural Capital of Canada by the Department of Canadian Heritage)
Artists Team: Lorna Boschman, T'Uy'Tanat Cease Wyss, Vicki Moulder and local residents.
Talking Poles on the Serpentine Greenway, 2008
Our artist team was selected by the City of Surrey to produce a series of artworks along the Serpentine Greenway, an urban park whose land is shared with BC Hydro transmission towers. Two Talking Poles made of galvanized steel will be placed near 68th Avenue, one south and one north of the intersection. Pedestrians walking past the Poles will trigger sensors that activate sounds from speakers embedded in the top of each structure. Audio recordings of local residents talking will be pre-mixed with drumbeats, and will play in segments. The short soundscapes will range from 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length, and will play back from an MP3 player encased within the Pole. By working with people from the area, two themes were chosen – Love and Peace – these words are displayed in ten languages on the Poles. Follow the links below to watch short videos and see pictures of community members and to hear the actual sound compositions from the Talking Poles:
Our artist team was selected by the City of Surrey to produce a series of artworks along the Serpentine Greenway, an urban park whose land is shared with BC Hydro transmission towers. Two Talking Poles made of galvanized steel will be placed near 68th Avenue, one south and one north of the intersection. Pedestrians walking past the Poles will trigger sensors that activate sounds from speakers embedded in the top of each structure. Audio recordings of local residents talking will be pre-mixed with drumbeats, and will play in segments. The short soundscapes will range from 30 seconds to 2 minutes in length, and will play back from an MP3 player encased within the Pole. By working with people from the area, two themes were chosen – Love and Peace – these words are displayed in ten languages on the Poles. Follow the links below to watch short videos and see pictures of community members and to hear the actual sound compositions from the Talking Poles: