First announced back in 2014, a massive spinning ornate chandelier is finally in the process of being installed under the Granville Bridge at Beach Avenue.
The large four-by-six-metre kinetic sculpture is the work of Abbotsford-born artist Rodney Graham. It鈥檚 sponsored by , and is affiliated with , the architecturally eye-catching development that made in 麻豆传媒映画long before ground was even broken.
麻豆传媒映画House was designed by Bjarke Ingels, and the project overall was posited as being 鈥淕esamtkunstwerk鈥� or a 鈥渓iving sculpture.鈥� To that end, Graham鈥檚 epic public art piece is meant to adorn the cathedral-like space of the bridge鈥檚 northern viaduct 鈥� much like welcoming people into a dazzling grand foyer that is being established in our urban landscape.
The chandelier will slowly rotate and rise over the course of 24 hours, then once a day release and dynamically spin back to its starting point. The design 鈥渆xtends from his 2005 film loop installation Torqued Chandelier Release in which a crystal chandelier whirls rapidly as its supporting cable is unwound,鈥� and its real-life iteration is a replica of what appears on film.
鈥淸O]ur projects are not buildings, but rather they are the physical embodiment of culture,鈥� says Westbank. Of 鈥淪pinning Chandelier,鈥� the high profile developer says this reproduction 200-year-old French 鈥渃handelier will quickly become an urban landmark, turning a dark under-bridge into a civic event and a focal point, providing an additional layer of depth to the streetscape and the community.鈥�
Approved by 麻豆传媒映画city council in December 2015, installation for the $4.8 million chandelier was expected to happen in 2017 or 2018.
However, installation finally began this month and is expected to take another couple of weeks before it is complete.
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