Park is a project for the Ontario Street Greenway by Vancouver-based artist and architect Marko Simcic. Commissioned by the City of Vancouver’s Public Art Program, Park consists of two mobile, stainless steel sculptures, each approximately the size and weight of a small automobile. The sculptures will occupy curb lane parking spots and will be relocated from time to time to various addresses along Ontario Street. Whether adjacent to public sites such as schools or parks, commercial properties, or permitted to occupy residential parking through their ‘adoption’ by Ontario Street residents, Park tracks the many forms by which the street, our most symbolic public space, is regulated. Park is programmed to occupy sites along the Ontario Street Greenway through to 2012. The future public presence of Park, in large part, will depend upon ongoing interest and participation by the citizens of Vancouver.
Download press release (pdf).
Download “Marko Simcic, Park” pamphlet (pdf) produced by the City of Vancouver Public Art Program.