A piece of controversial public art at the corner of 33rd and Avenue C was removed yesterday.
Tarped-over public art at the corner of 33rd Street and Avenue C. (Courtesy of Luke Coupal)
Found Compressions One and Two, by Saskatoon artist Keeley Haftner, was made out of two bales of recyclable materials wrapped in cellophane. The artwork made headlines when a local resident wrapped the public art in a black tarp because he disliked it.
"It's literally two compressed bales of garbage," said Luke Coupal, who covered the artwork and has lived in the neighbourhood for the past decade.
Haftner agreed to have the city remove her work of art, which has been on display for seven months, because it's breaking down and its has realized its full potential in creating a dialogue.
"We were having discussions already with Keely about it's removal and another consideration was the actual physical breakdown of the material, I mean it was not necessarily constructed to be a permanent piece of art, so it's not a bronze sculpture," said Kevin Kitchen, the City of Saskatoon's community initiative manager.
The artwork was part of the city's Placemaker Program, which promotes contemporary art in public spaces and leases art from artists.
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