BURLINGTON CULTURAL MAPPING

Untitled (Clouston & Teszeri)
Nicole Clouston & Quintin Teszeri, 2021
Vinyl Mural 

Our concept is a collage of enlarged plants curated from the local ecology. The wrap will serve as an uncanny camouflage for the box. It will visually merge the box with its organic environment by mimetically reflecting familiar plants from throughout Burlington. However, the wrap will also defamiliarize this flora through illustration and scale.  Although the represented plants are rendered in the scientific tradition of botanical illustration, they are not magnified for scientific purposes, but rather to draw attention to the liveliness of the site and the vibrancy of Burlington’s ecology.

As part of the Local Artist Program, the Burlington Public Art Program has commissioned local artists to create a variety of small to medium scale artworks throughout the community. The City has installed the designs of 12 local artists on traffic control signal boxes throughout the city. Artists were encouraged to submit artwork that focused on inspiring and uplifting the community during these challenging times. This artwork forms an urban art gallery that can be experienced by residents while still practicing appropriate social distancing.

For more information about the City of Burlington's Public Art program, visit Burlington.ca/publicart.