tango (2015)

Javier Campos , Elspeth Pratt

6251 Minoru Blvd

Area: City Centre
Location: Artwork is located outside Polygon Carrera Kiwanis Towers on Minoru Boulevard

Materials: Poured in Place Concrete, Glulam, Corten Steel

Program: Private
Ownership: Private
Sponsored By: Polygon Development 275 Ltd.

Description of Work

The Artwork consists of three sculptures, set in a landscaped plaza. One sculpture is a Corten metal piece, with plasma cut details, another is a concrete sculpture, with horizontal reveals, and a third is of wood (glulam), consisting of four vertical pieces.

Artist Statement

In contrast to the demands of habitation and construction logic of the buildings that surround it, tango proposes deceptively simple sculptural gestures. Standing among the towers lining Minoru Boulevard the pieces of tango are locked in an intimate dance against the imperative to standardize our built environment. Built from the base materials from which the surrounding buildings are built, concrete, steel and wood, their forms allude to an individuality that resists their industrialization in the construction industry.