Support Systems, 2001-2003

corner of Waller and Daly, Ottawa
City of Ottawa Public Art Pole Project
pole - 9 feet tall, "tree shadow" - 32' long 25' wide

Shelter is one of the three basic necessities for sustaining life, Support Systems is a visual link to two specific forms of shelter. Trees and columns are twin metaphors that have come down through history, the cultural meaning only seemingly lost but with the ancient roots firmly intact. The purpose of the work is to reconstruct an ethic of compassion through the visual metaphor of support and shelter. The column originally came from the Mission, a shelter, situated across the street from the site of Support Systems.