[Bcma-l] CMA Clipping Service: Vancouver Artist Building Six Story Sculpture
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<b>Vancouver Artist Building Six Story Sculpture</b></span></font>
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<b>Through the Centre of the Vancouver Art Gallery</b></span></font>
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VANCOUVER, BC.- Vancouver artist Reece Terris is building a 60-
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Focusing on the evolution of domestic space in Vancouver over</span></font=
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With an opening date of May 6, 2009, Terris and his crew are hard at
work in the Gallery building what will be the largest sculptural
installation ever created at the museum. The work will be on display
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“Reece Terris’s innovative and ambitious installation is wonde=
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example of the work the Gallery spotlights in our exhibition series,
NEXT: a series of artist projects from the Pacific Rim,” said Kathle=
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Bartels, director of the Vancouver Art Gallery. “It is a primary goa=
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the Gallery to be in dialogue with the visual culture of this dynamic
region. The NEXT series represents our ongoing commitment to
presenting the newest and most exciting work by some of the Pacific
Rim’s most talented artists.”</span></font>
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Commenting on interior design and renovation as social phenomena,
each floor of Terris’s Ought Apartment reflects the floor plan of a
particular decade, beginning with the 1950s on the first floor and
ending with the present decade on the sixth. As the installation rises
through the Gallery’s rotunda, the floor plans evolve, reflecting
shifting social values and the progression of interior design over time,
while drawing attention to the economy of obsolescence that drives
the process of home renovation.</span></font>
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“It is wonderful to see this massive endeavour taking shape in the
Gallery’s rotunda,” said Grant Arnold, the Audain Curator of B=
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Columbia Art at the Vancouver Art Gallery. “The project represents
more than two years of preparation during which time Reece collected
most of the elements of the sculpture from his work in home
renovation. His attention to detail is remarkable. From the shag
carpeting to the light switches, every facet of the domestic
environment is accounted for and the cumulative effect over six floors
is astounding.”</span></font>
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Terris is steadfast in his use of reclaimed, recycled and used materials
for the installation. Cabinetry, tile work, bathroom fixtures, linoleum
floors, wallpaper, appliances, lamps, furniture and a myriad of other
domestic artifacts were carefully removed from residences slated for
demolition or renovation for reconfiguration in Terris’s sculpture. =
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artist salvages these rapidly vanishing domestic objects to emphasize
their cultural value, as well as the ongoing cycles of human
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The architecture of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s rotunda offers the
opportunity for the viewer to observe the installation from a multitude
of vantage points on all four floors of the Gallery, as well as the stairs=
and escalators that surround the structure. Each floor of the
installation is cross-sectioned to allow intimate views through walls
and ceilings into the meticulously decorated interior spaces.</span></font=
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Over the past four years, Reece Terris has undertaken a set of
ambitious sculptural projects that address constructed space in the
contemporary environment. His work is characterized by a
remarkable technical proficiency that facilitates investigation of
architectural space and its relation to lived experience. His 2006</span><=
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work, Bridge (Wooden Arch) consisted of a functional walking bridge
that extended from the balcony of his own East-side Vancouver
residence, across the roof of his neighbour’s home to the other side=
where it found footing on a back veranda. Modelled on the traditional
architecture of Japanese bridges, the work was approximately four
stories high at its apex and easily supported groups of up to eight
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“We’re excited to watch the fascinating work of Reece Terris c=
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life, both as fans of art and the Vancouver Art Gallery,” said
Raymond Chun, senior vice president pacific region, TD Canada
Trust. “We’ve been supporting emerging artists and the environ=
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for years, so to be associated with a sculpture that embodies both of
these commitments was an opportunity we simply couldn’t pass up.&rdq=
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Born in Vancouver in 1968, Reece Terris lives and works in the city.
Through his experience in the construction industry both in
Vancouver and abroad, Terris developed a strong interest in the
meaning of private and public space. Drawn to both architecture and
visual art, he studied at Simon Fraser University, where he explored
the possibilities for three-dimensional design, while actively
maintaining a construction business and exhibiting work. His practice
spans a variety of media, including sculpture, performance,
installation, and photography, but all share a critical relation between
objects and spaces. Terris’s work has been exhibited throughout
Canada and the United States.</span></font>
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