Convergence

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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According to the City of Calgary's undated page, which gives a cost estimate as of October 2, 2018 (the beginning of the installation phase), Convergence is a pair of stainless steel public sculptures by Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan (Haddad|Drugan), planned for a knoll in the natural park east of the Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility in Calgary. The City gives each as about 14 m high, 6 m wide and 10.5 m long, of welded stainless steel tubes, with acrylic prisms planned for the ends of some tubes.

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Site-level location · 51.1585° N, 114.2289° W

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According to the City of Calgary's undated page, which gives a cost estimate as of October 2, 2018 (the beginning of the installation phase), two mirror-image stainless steel sculptures are planned for a knoll in a natural park east of the Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility in Calgary. The City of Calgary says each is about 14 metres (45 feet) high, 6 metres (20 feet) wide and 10.5 metres (34 feet) long.

The artists are Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan, working as Haddad|Drugan, who applied to an open international call in 2013. The City says the artwork was commissioned as part of the recreation facility's construction. As of October 2, 2018, the start of installation, the City's page gives a public art budget of $1.49 million for two artworks, including administration and contingency, with about two-thirds going to Convergence. It gives the cost of Convergence as approximately $911,000 (spending to date plus estimated shipping and installation, excluding administration costs) and says the final cost may be lower.

The City describes each sculpture as an open matrix of welded stainless steel tubes set on larger stainless steel columns. The City's page says acrylic prisms will be at the end of some of the tubes and "will break the sunlight into spectrums of iridescent colour".

The artists say the name "works on different levels and is open to interpretation": wildlife and prairie forces, the two halves of the sculpture, and people at the recreation centre. The City lists the changing shapes of flocks of birds, horns, the movement of herds, Chinook clouds, and animal nests and dens as inspirations, and says each sculpture may evoke a cornucopia, while together they may recall bison horns.

The City describes the site as the top of a knoll, one of the highest points in Calgary, with several gravel walking paths, and an area with boulders and a log for seating. The page gives no completion or unveiling date.

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In the natural park east of the Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility (11300 Rocky Ridge Rd NW, the facility address in the City's public art open data), at the top of a knoll with gravel walking paths, per the City of Calgary.

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The City of Calgary describes several gravel walking paths in the area, and an area with boulders and a log for seating. The City's page states no hours or admission fee.

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