Highway 86 is a winning competition entry for public space at the 1986 Canadian World Exposition, celebrating the history of 20th Century air, land and sea transportation. The structure is a seven hundred foot long undulating ribbon of concrete and steel for the purpose of exhibiting all means of mobility as part of a participatory sculptural event. Territories of the project include an area underneath two automotive viaducts, adjacent spaces for various national and corporate pavilions, plus a shoreline segment overlooking the Vancouver harbor. Acknowledging people's ambivalent relationship to the future of industrial technology, an all-inclusive coating of monochrome gray unifies the vehicles and reinforces this state of ambiguity.
Installation in Public space at the 1986 Canadian World Exposition, celebrating the history of 20th Century air, land, and sea transportation
The structure is a seven hundred foot long undulating ribbon of concrete and steel
Exhibiting all means of mobility as part of a participatory sculptural event
Acknowledging people's ambivalent relationship to the future of industrial technology, an all-inclusive coating of monochrome gray unifies the vehicles and reinforces this state of ambiguity.
Visitors exploring the different modes of transportation