Proposed public art sculpture along Vancouver s False Creek draws criticism from some residents
For some residents on the southern edge of Vancouver s False Creek, a proposed 7.8-metre-tall sculpture, to be installed temporarily amid manicured lawns and waterfront residences, is a blemish.
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A statue of a blue boy holding a shark atop a lighthouse-like pedestal is slated to be placed along Vancouver’s waterfront at Stamps Landing at the end of June, unless neighbours have something to do with it.
Boy Holding a Shark is 7.8 metres high or about 2.5 storeys and depicts a blue-green boy holding a shark. It’s estimated to weigh 1,200 kilograms, the equivalent of a compact car. Natalie Wilson lives on the second storey of the condo building which looks northeast onto the site of proposed sculpture. Wilson said her concern isn’t with the art, but with its location and size, which will obstruct her views. “I think the size of it is huge,” she said. “I think we’re fortunate that we get to have art coming from all around the world. I don’t have an objection to the art itself.”