Salmon on the Bridge

Swy-A-Lana Lagoon, Maffeo Sutton Park

Salmon on the Bridge celebrates the importance of salmon in our world. Six aluminium salmon cutouts are placed on the bridge in Maffeo Sutton Park. Each of the salmon cutouts has smaller feeder fish cutouts (herring, sardines, etc.) within them to show their interconnectedness. The centre of the bridge features a herring ball that all of the salmon are swimming toward. Together these species play a fundamental role in our ecosystem. The artist painted smaller salmon with hydrophobic (water repellant) paint along the top of the bridge to highlight the importance of rain to the fish's life cycle.

Laura Timmermans is a designer based in Nanaimo, BC. She is the owner and creative director of the visual communication business LT DESIGN. She specializes in illustration, branding, and public art.

Photo by Sean Fenzl Photographer, 2020

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