Digital Orca

Digital Orca

Digital Orca by the Burrard Inlet
Digital Orca
Location in Vancouver
Artist Douglas Coupland
Year 2009 (2009)
Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 49°17′23″N 123°07′00″W / 49.28977°N 123.11679°W / 49.28977; -123.11679Coordinates: 49°17′23″N 123°07′00″W / 49.28977°N 123.11679°W / 49.28977; -123.11679

Digital Orca is a 2009 sculpture by Douglas Coupland, located adjacent to the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] The work is part of the Vancouver Convention Centre Art Project.

The statue breaks down an orca, a familiar natural symbol of the area, into cubic pixels representative of the digital economy in the area.

See also

References

  1. "Digital Orca". City of Vancouver Public Art Registry. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  2. Seipell, Tuija (August 12, 2010). "Vancouver's Coolest Public Art: Douglas Coupland's Digital Orca". Jaunted. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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