I think scrap metal is the perfect material to create a
piece of art called “Friends & Neighbours” with, why?
Well, let me explain. I come from a small community in the middle of nowhere in Nova Scotia. Brooklyn Road is a community itself. Not quite Middleton or Lawrencetown or even Mt.Hanley, Brooklyn Road is a long road made up of rolling hills that takes about an hour to walk to get to town. Like scraps of metal in a pile of junk, you never know what you are going to find when you meet my neighbours. The individuals in our little community are unique and diverse but when you mix us all together you have something great.
Diversity, complexity and unique pieces coming together to
fit in harmony is the basis of our Canadian “cultural mosaic” and communities
made up of friends and neighbours across our country. Slocan Valley artist Rabi’a
captures this perfectly with “Friends & Neighbours” another great piece of
Kootenay art on Castlegar’s Sculpture Walk this year!
I’ll be honest (and a little biased), I think “Friends &
Neighbours” would be a great fit as part of Castlegar’s permanent display of
sculptures. It is one of the larger pieces on the Walk this year and is
impossible to capture in a single photo. For more on “Friends & Neighbours”click here.
To view my previous blog on Sculpture Walk’s “Joy Of Dance
II” click here.
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