Social Mixer

Mark Ashby, Social Mixer, 2013

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411 Dunsmuir Street, City of Nanaimo Service and Resource Centre

Social Mixer is a kinetic sculpture consisting of 1800 coils articulated on hinges with mirrored acrylic fragments. Each piece moves due to the bimetallic coils which shift with temperature changes causing subtle movement to occur in the piece. The viewer is reflected in a distorted way, mingling with the fragments of others in the room. The composition embraces the patterns found in Nanaimo's marine environment. The prompt for the commission was “community” and the resulting work invites viewers to see themselves in a new way, as part of others.

Mark Ashby is a local architect who devotes a portion of his career to public art installations. Ashby has two decades of architectural practice in British Columbia, Chicago and Toronto, and he specializes in passive house design. He is influenced by graphic design, landscape architecture, urban design, and public art.

Photo by Sean Fenzl Photographer, 2020

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