Temporary Public Art 2022
Curtis Grahauer, Millstone
Millstone, an interactive media project by artist, Curtis Grahauer consists of six films accessed using personal devices and QR codes found on signs located throughout Bowen Park (Nanaimo, BC). Filmed in a variety of dynamic locations over the course of a year, this project captures the life of the Millstone River as it ebbs and flows, ever-changing in resilient transformation. The artist’s long-term observations are compressed into shorter form, highlighting subtle changes in the surrounding environment that might otherwise be overlooked. Meaningful understanding requires that we slow down and reflect in quiet contemplation, observing the seasonal changes of the river, while absorbing the rhythms and beats of nature.
Jesse Gray, Chimes for the South End
This new sculpture work, to be located in Deverill Square GYRO Park (installation planned to take place in spring 2024), will use locally-collected plastic trash that will be cast into bronze chimes. Once on view, the chimes can be activated as an interactive sound sculpture.