North Van Public Art #10 - Swale Traditional Cache
North Van Public Art #10 - Swale
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Welcome to the North Vancouver Public Art Geocache experience, brought to you by the North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission! Through the delivery of cultural services initiatives, including a renowned public art program, we respond to and reflect upon the diversity and creative spirit of this community. We are pleased to be able to show you some wonderful examples of the public art. You will find that each one has a unique story to tell.
Swale: Veronica & Edwin Dam de Nogales, 2012
In celebration of their brand new store, a local outdoor equipment retailer has partnered with the City of North Vancouver to commission this beautiful new public art work. Located at the entrance to Lynnmouth Park and connected to the Spirit Trail, this site-specific sculpture depicts a long ocean canoe floating over an extension of oars, propelled forward by the efforts of a single young canoeist. Captured within the tension of the moment are our hopes for tomorrow as a new generation takes the oars.
Nearby is the Spirit Circle, which functions as a landscape gateway comprised of seating walls, trees, snags, habitat logs, boulders and grasses. Children can explore the rock 'outwash streams' and balance on the boulders, logs and low walls. Bicyclists, runners, walkers and strollers can pause to enjoy the public art, the view into the park, and read about the Spirit Trail and its context. Cachers can find a refuge to "blend in" while discussing strategy on how to retrieve the container, which can be reached without leaving the path.
Please take the time to enjoy the art, take some photos, post your comments, and don't forget to tell me what you think of this piece or the cache.
Depending on the time of day, this can either be a very high-traffic area, or extremely quiet. Muggles on foot, on bikes, or in cars can surprise you at any time so you might want to carry a camera to blend in, or simply have a seat & enjoy the art. The container is a small plastic jar covered with camo tape. There's a log book, pencil, and assorted swag items.
As always have a great Geocache time and I hope you have a chance to visit other public art locations around the North Shore.
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