Parkside at Waterfront, Calgary 2018
Commissioned by Anthem Properties

Two inter-related components draw the viewer along a path. coyote is a totemic figure, wild, and at the same time, urban. His head is turned to look back towards Sien Lok Park – drawing our awareness towards the park which is framed through a richly coloured gateway - a play on the traditional moongate of chinese gardens. The deep yellow is auspicious and bright. moongate’s inner edge is shaped like a dragon – as you pass through you meet him eye to eye. Approaching from the park the gateway is a mirror reflecting the sky, the park, and you.

moongate is a threshold and a frame for the borrowed view, and a symbol of wholeness and the eternal cycle.

There is an implied, undefined, narrative between coyote and moongate, the two connected by a focused gaze. The artwork forms an imaginary landscape – connecting past and present, urban and wild, mythical and real, one place and another – with you as the figure in the landscape.