FANFARE (2018)

Faith Moosang

7551 Minoru Gate

Area: City Centre
Location: Art work wraps 24 columns within the Minoru Arenas building

Materials: Digital photography, vinyl

Program: Community
Ownership: Civic
Sponsored By: Minoru Arenas Community Association

Description of Work

A series of vinyl photographic collages wrapping 24 columns within the Minoru Arenas.

Artist Statement

FANFARE is an artwork comprised of 24 concrete pillars wrapped with archival photographs. The work documents the historical timeline of Minoru Arenas and Minoru Park beginning with the Brighouse horse-racing track, built and opened in 1909, and ending with a nod to the Holland Heineken House which was located in this arena during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The project pays tribute to a 101-year span of sporting history; the horse track is depicted on the first pair of columns while the second pair documents early aviation on the Brighouse field. Each successive pair of pillars push forward in time with their own sport or event theme.

Archival images of actively engaged athletes, horses and planes have been digitally removed from larger images to create collages that are meant to suggest the energy, excitement and noise of athletic endeavor. Each pillar is unique with small moments to discover.

The project was developed in partnership with the Richmond Arenas Community Association.