Alipes - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 22.627 W 075° 38.139
18T E 450230 N 5025041
This sculpture is located on the grounds of the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters, in Ottawa, Ontario. It was created by Jean Halstead and Svetlana Swinimer in 2006.
Waymark Code: WMYGXP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/15/2018
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Text on the plaque:
Alipes
Jean Halstead and Svetlana Swinimer
2006
Steel/Concrete
alipes, from the Latin for "Wing-footed", hence swift.
Local artist team, Jean Halstead and Svetlana Swinimer, created Alipes, an abstract sculpture with emblematic symbols of wings, staff, and coiled serpent, found in the crest of the Ottawa Paramedic Service. The wings consisting of two steel plates welded together, form a folded map of Ottawa, referencing the reach and impact of Ottawa Paramedics. The fold of the map is made to the same angle as the "prow" of the Headquarters building, reiterating the spirit and readiness and motion characteristic of the paramedic service.
Commissioned by the Public Art Program - City of Ottawa
Title: Alipes
Artist: Jean Halstead and Svetlana Swinimer
Media (materials) used: Steel and Concrete
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): In close proximity to the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters on Don Reid Drive.
Date of creation or placement: 2006
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