TRAVEL
(Clockwise from right) Chinook Arc;
Wonderland; The Brotherhood of Mankind.
t Translucent and full of light, CHINOOK ARC at Barb
Scott Park is a truly interactive piece. LEDs are built
into it, so with the press of a button, you can hold up
your phone with an image in front of the sensor and
watch the colours come alive on the sculpture. The
illuminated piece draws inspiration from the Chinook
arch phenomenon that sweeps Calgary skies.
i Standing even taller than “The Brotherhood
of Mankind” is WONDERLAND at 12 metres tall.
The sculpture of a giant head—modeled after
a young girl—graces the plaza area outside of
The Bow Building, a piece of art in its own right.
“Wonderland” has two entrances in the neck area so
viewers can look through the bent wire to the sky
above them, allowing interaction with the art to live
on long after the piece was installed.
i Standing for more than 45 years, at six metres
tall and completely nude, THE BROTHERHOOD
OF MANKIND statues shocked Calgarians when
they were first installed downtown in 1968. The
aluminum figures were created for the British
Pavilion at the Montreal Expo in 1967. The giant
figures symbolized the “dominance of man” and
were bought and donated to the city by a Calgarian.
The ethereal beings have since become a downtown
landmark, and a familiar and beloved part of
Calgary’s public art.
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