“A collaboration between Emily Carr and St. Paul’s Hospital Art Committee has concluded with the stunning work, Three Views of Vancouver.
Third year student Conrad Brown, along with 2011 graduates, Ruth Skinner and Alexa Stroth,  re-purposed redundant medical xray boxes and turned them into a  large-scale piece measuring 174” wide by 40” high. The piece stretches  down the busy Comox Street corridor of the hospital, using photographs  that represent more intimate views of Vancouver, views that are seen  every day but rarely represented in print.” (From the ECU website)
Three Views of Vancouver
Conrad BrownRuth SkinnerAlexa Stroth
Vancouver, landlocked in all four directions by    the mountains, the ocean, the suburbs, and the border, has grown to become a    dense metropolis. The North Shore mountains, landmarks of Vancouver, are    usually obscured by buildings. These photographs represent more intimate views    of Vancouver, views that are seen everyday but rarely represented in  print.
To preserve the emblematic view of the mountains    while still accommodating a growing population, Vancouver adopted an    architectural language of tall residential highrises and lower commercial    buildings. In 1989, the city designated council-approved view corridors as a    way to control and shape its skyline. The buildings around these corridors act    as frames for the views within them. The way that the buildings frame the    mountains is the same, whether they are highrises or the houses you pass when    you walk down the street. The small views pictured here are not protected by    civic by-laws, nor are they enjoyed from expensive highrise condominiums, but    they are equally as important and familiar to the city’s residents.
 



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