James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry and Lauren Brevner with their daughter, in front of one of their works. (Photo by Mirae Campbell)
A new public artwork by James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry and Lauren Brevner has been installed in Vancouver, British Columbia at the intersection of West Broadway and Granville Streets, in front of the future South Granville Station.
The 40-foot-tall Coast Salish work, entitled Sínulhḵay, “is named for a supernatural double-headed serpent that is shared oral history among the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and səlilwətaɬ Nations,” according to the news release.
Installation of a new public artwork by James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry and Lauren Brevner, “Sínulhḵay” in Vancouver. (photo courtesy of PCI Developments, Boldt Communications)
“It bridges the artists’ Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Japanese cultural lineages through the combination of metal cladding that is lined with reclaimed, charred red cedar while the blackened interior evokes yakisugi, a traditional Japanese technique of wood preservation through fire, which has scorched the path of the double-headed serpent, Sínulhḵay.”
Source: PCI Developments, Boldt Communications