Water introduces the force of nature to the built environment of the François Dupuis Recreation Centre through a visual exploration of water’s many moods and manifestations. The artwork amplifies the experience of being at the pool and our relationship with water, while acknowledging the building’s activity and purpose.
Inspired by the artist’s charcoal drawings, the aluminum panels incorporate large open spaces and abstracted patterns to create a dynamic composition, describing water’s movements and reflections as well as some of the life forms it sustains.
Jennifer Stead has been depicting landscapes in her work for over twenty years. Her work is represented in various private, public and corporate collections in Canada. Stead received her B.F.A. from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax and earned an M.F.A. at the University of Calgary.