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SEE HEAR SPEAK
In-person
Digital & new media Sculpture & installation Visual artsDate and time
Location
Visitor Information Centre
10 Father David Bauer Dr, Waterloo, ON N2L 6M3
Waterloo, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
Paul Robles
Created by artist Paul Robles, the curved forms will lead you through a snake-like path and make you wonder, what are the monkeys building? Why are their hands red? Are they ghosts of a pre-pandemic social scene?
‘See Hear Speak’ was conceived of during the pandemic and is intended to interrupt the quiet of a once thriving gathering place. It is an oddity calling for attention, conjuring a magnetic contradiction that highlights and denies the human experience of contact, folly, and closeness. The playful shapes are layered with monkeys and meaning to suggest team bonding exercises, sporty cheer(leaders), religious divination, and even fraternity hazing. Echoing society’s current unease, the title invokes the proverb of the Three Wise Monkeys and how the threat of isolation and despair can lead to compulsive diversion.
See Hear Speak was originally commissioned by the Winnipeg Arts Council through Winnipeg’s Public Art Program.
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Links
- Lumen Festival lumenfestival.ca
- List and Map of installations lumenfestival.ca
Organizer
City of Waterloo
Lumen is an annual, free, all-ages festival that is open to the public and run by the City of Waterloo’s Arts and Creative Industries team, Create Waterloo. The event features the work of artists as they explore the interplay of light, art, and technology in installations located throughout uptown Waterloo.
Hosting 30+ visual, interactive, new media, and performance-based installations, the event is an exciting night in uptown not to be missed!
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LUMEN
City of Waterloo Waterloo, ONLumen is an annual, free, all-ages festival that is open to the public and run by the City of Waterloo’s Arts and Creative Industries team, Create Waterloo. The event features the work of artists as they explore the interplay of light, art,...
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