Roulette - North Saanich, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member stinger503
N 48° 38.426 W 123° 25.839
10U E 468275 N 5387575
Abstract art at Victoria International
Waymark Code: WM16TCB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/01/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Max and 99
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Roulette is an abstract piece of art located at Victoria International Airport in the area pre-security Arrivals Rotunda. The interesting piece was placed in 2005 by Robert Wise. The connected Acrylic Tubes hang from the ceiling and actually move with the wind vane on the roof.

Description:
"This tensegrity structure has 20 faces,30 struts made of light gathering acrylic tubes and 90 stainless steel turnbuckles connected to aircraft cable radiating from the aluminum core. The shape is truly intriguing when the viewer realizes that none of the acrylic tubes are touching. The structure is attached to a graphite pole that is connected to a wind vane on the roof to create its movement.

The artist wanted the piece to represent a system in dynamic equilibrium. A large simple object that moves in a seemingly random weightless way - to be caught in the peripheral vision of people waiting below. The awareness of the huge object gently moving at the edge of someone's vision might cause a lapse for a second or two, a pause for reflection - Robert Wise thought that that's what art should do.

Over the past decade Robert Wise established himself as a unique figure with West Coast sculpture through the production of mechanically sophisticated machines." (visit link)
Title of Piece: Roulette

Artist: Robert Wise

Material/Media: Acrylic and Stainless steel

Date of Creation or Placement: 2005

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Victoria International Airport

Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]

Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: Not listed

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