Stainless steel text, Burrard St. and Cordova St. on Flickr.Public art installation on west face of Vancouver building tower at Canada Place.  Liam Gillick (2009) “Lying on top of a building the clouds / looked no near than when / I was lying on the street”.  With no spaces between the words, reading the text would be better on a non-rainy day to decipher the meaning.  City of Vancouver Public Art Program, presumably in cooperation with the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, where it’s installed.  (Vancouver, B.C.) 20111124 1258

Stainless steel text, Burrard St. and Cordova St. on Flickr.

Public art installation on west face of Vancouver building tower at Canada Place. Liam Gillick (2009) “Lying on top of a building the clouds / looked no near than when / I was lying on the street”. With no spaces between the words, reading the text would be better on a non-rainy day to decipher the meaning. City of Vancouver Public Art Program, presumably in cooperation with the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, where it’s installed. (Vancouver, B.C.) 20111124 1258