{"id":17493,"date":"2025-07-23T07:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17493\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T07:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:59:08","slug":"what-is-the-new-ribbon-like-public-art-in-mount-pleasant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/17493\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the new ribbon-like public art in Mount Pleasant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s actually inspired by soundwaves, DNA and the human eye.<\/p>\n

What does sound look like?<\/p>\n

For the sibling duo of Sanaz and Mani Mazinani it takes a vibrant, ribbon-like form, at least for their new series of 11 sculptures called\u00a0Circulation.\u00a0The duo have installed the series at 110 and 150 W\u00a04th Ave\u00a0in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

The pieces are meant to be a three-dimensional physical representation of sound waves; additionally, their symmetry and design also mirrors DNA.<\/p>\n

“Circulation\u00a0makes visible the unseen forces that pulse through and around us. Like a photograph that captures a fleeting moment, the sculptures create a pause,” reads part of the artists’ statement on the piece.<\/p>\n

It’s all very related to science and perception, which fits with\u00a0Circulation’s location around the\u00a0new\u00a0Abcellera<\/a>\u00a0buildings.<\/p>\n

“We relate that to perception,” says Mani.”How we hear things, how our bodies receive information from the outside world, and through our perception, how these things all connect.”<\/p>\n

The soundwaves represented were specifically chosen as ones audible to humans and help with recovery and rejuvenation, says Sanaz. The new sculptures are a departure from how people typically think of soundwaves, Mani adds, and that’s on purpose.<\/p>\n

“Sound\u00a0waves are traditionally represented in this two-dimensional\u00a0image,” he says. “That’s not really how sound works because sound radiates into space in three, even\u00a0four dimensions if you want to get technical.”<\/p>\n

An individual’s perception also played a big role.<\/p>\n

“We’re interested\u00a0in perception, or the way people experience the world, as\u00a0in where they stand, who they are,” says Sanaz. “Life can be quite different, so it’s really a matter\u00a0of position and perspective.”<\/p>\n

To address that,\u00a0Circulation\u00a0can be viewed from many different angles, especially the piece that’s at street level, where each step will give the viewer a slightly different impression.<\/p>\n

Science is built into the colours, as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Using basic primary colours is a strategy,\u00a0in fact,\u00a0to appeal to a more universal palette,” says Mani.<\/p>\n

That’s based on the fact that human vision is based on three colours.<\/p>\n

“As artists, we have the freedom to express these ideas in whatever way our imagination takes shape,” says Mani.<\/p>\n

“There’s no lack of science, it’s just a different expression,” he adds. “They have all the symbolism and science behind them.”<\/p>\n

Making\u00a0Circulation\u00a0was a long process; in all it took the Mazinani’s about 3.5 years. Based in Toronto, they worked with local fabricator Aggressive Tube Bending to make the steel alloy (the ground-based sculpture) and aluminum (the hanging pieces) art.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While other places said it was impossible to do, particularly the precise curves, they were quite straightforward, says Sanaz. It helped that they had a B.C.-made piece of augmented reality<\/a> technology to see the digital rendering of the art while they formed the physical piece.<\/p>\n

Sanaz says her own learning has been a big positive throughout the creation of\u00a0Circulation.<\/p>\n

“One thing I truly love about making sculptures is\u00a0you learn so much about the process and materials,” she says.<\/p>\n

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