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Form will meet function at the Ontario Science Centre's new "Grand Central" entryway.--TABASSUM SIDDIQUI, The Toronto Star, Dec. 9, 2005The centre announced yesterday that installations by Toronto artists Steve Mann and David Rokeby are among three pieces selected for display in its new entrance space. A small-scale work by Pennsylvania artist Stacy Levy was also chosen in a juried international competition that attracted 230 entries from six countries.
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TORONTO, Dec. 9, 2005 - When Ontario Science Centreâs new âGrand Centralâ entryway opens in mid-2006, visitors will be greeted by three pieces of installation art that combine the four natural elementsâearth, air, fire and waterâwith artistic inspiration, The Toronto Star reports.
The centre chose two native Canadian artists, Steve Mann and David Rokeby, and Pennsylvania artist Stacy Levy to display in the new space.
Mannâs work, FUNtain, is âan interactive fountain that uses a water pump and hollow pipes to generate music when visitors press their hands over the opening of a pipe,â the newspaper writes.
âThere isnât a lot of inventiveness in art [these days], but art is about invention. Art, science and technology inform and influence each other,â Mann tells the Star.
Levyâs installation, Lotic Meander, uses black granite and polished stones to represent a river. âItâs just great that this science centre is sophisticated enough not to draw a line between art and science,â the Star quoyes Levy.
Rokebyâs cloud is a kinetic sculpture hanging from the ceiling.
Nancy Lockhart, Chair of the Ontario Science Centre and Chair of the Agents of Change fundraising campaign, said that she has followed this international competition with great interest. Art is one of my passions, she said. I am delighted with these dynamic and outstanding art installations. I am especially excited that they will serve to bring the fascinating worlds of art and science even closer together at our Centre. I hope they will inspire our visitors. ...
The jury consisted of:
Agents of Change, part of Torontos current city-wide cultural revitalization, is a $45.6 million, three-year innovation initiative...