Hi Steve,
Good spotting! Thanks for the posting. I am pleased to see the sculptor
donated these pieces over 30 years ago. I would not want to pay for them
through a government grant. They are simple granite slabs aligned east west
swooping up east to west on the east coast, two triangle mid continent and
curved west to east on the west coast. Yes, the sun rises in the east and
sets in the west, duh!
Here are pictures of the other locations.
http://scenethroughmyeyes.blogspot.ca/2014/03/sunsweep.html
Regards, Roger Bailey
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From: "Steve Lelievre" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 5:18 PM
To: "Sundial Group" <[email protected]>
Subject: Sunsweep sculpture
Hello,
Has anyone encountered the set of sculptures called Sunsweep by David
Barr? It consists of three pieces at sites along the Canada-USA border
(Campobello NB, Point Roberts WA, Lake of the Woods, MI) and together they
are meant to represent a conceptual arch symbolizing friendship between
the two nations. The 3 sites are geographically interesting - they are
reachable by land from the main part of their respective countries only by
travelling through the other country (pene-enclaves).
I was recently at Point Roberts and saw the piece located there.. There is
a plaque indicating that the piece is aligned to the North Star, the
equinoxes and the solstices. I found that the plane of the slab forming
the sculpture is aligned East-West but I could not see anything that
matches the other directions mentioned. Am I missing something? Perhaps
the shape causes a special shadow on the special dates?
You can find photos on the Web, for example at
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t9hlFDU5te0/UzWerhh1YLI/AAAAAAAAmQg/7gPHFqa8TFw/s1600/Pt+Roberts+Sunsweep.JPG
The outer (upper) curved edge has a curious V profile, with the point of
the V switching from one side of the slab to the other as it progresses
over the length of the curve. The inner or lower curved edge appears to
be perpendicular to the plan of the slab. I could not see any markings on
the ground. To me, placement of the ring of stones around the base appears
insignificant.
Any thoughts?
Steve
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