Field Study

2006
Hand carved Indiana limestone
2 feet high by 16 feet long by 4 inches deep

The limestone relief carving, Field Study, is 2 feet high and 16 feet long and is located in the main entrance foyer. It is comprised of two parallel friezes. The upper level, carved in deep relief, is a collection of enlarged portions of botanical illustrations of plants indigenous to the area. The lower level brings together scientific diagrams of natural phenomena related to plant growth, carved in shallow planar relief. The overall visual effect is of a continuum of pattern.

One of three Public Art Installations by Carl Taçon & Jeannie Thib (Field Study, Landmarks, and Sky Map) commissioned by the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto. The emphasis of these three commissions is to establish a dialogue with the children who inhabit the facility in a playful and educational manner and address issues specific to the surrounding natural ravine site. All three commissions are linked conceptually by dealing with notions of mapping.