Serpent - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 22.627 W 075° 38.139
18T E 450230 N 5025041
This sculpture of a coiled serpent is located on an abstract sculpture located in close proximity to the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters, in Ottawa, Ontario. It was created by Jean Halstead and Svetlana Swinimer in 2006.
Waymark Code: WMYGXV
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/15/2018
Views: 4
The text on the plaque reads as follows:
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
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Alipes
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Jean Halstead and Svetlana Swinimer
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2006
Materials used: Steel
Location: In close proximity to the Ottawa Paramedic Service Headquarters on Don Reid Drive.
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