On Georgia Street
When I asked one of the security guards what her thoughts on Park were, she said she was reluctant to speak about the event/work because she wasn’t an “art expert” and also hadn’t been able to take a close up look at the two sculptures. Her comment reminded me that for whatever reasons, people sometimes believe they are not authorized to speak about art, that such conversations are sanctioned for a reserved few .
Moments later, when a passerby asked what was going on in the HSBC building, the security guard responded that there was a special event taking place to support local artists, that Marko’s pieces would be sent out into the streets, and (interestingly!) that she would assume that part of Park’s purpose would be to see how the sculptures would affect the community.
