By litguru on Skatehive
With rising temperatures, plants and trees grow and blossom. Birds become more vocal regaling the world with their sonorous and amorous songs. After long dormant nights, life returns. The wheel of the seasons turn, to put it poetically, and yes, love is in the air. The air around these parts happens to be very wet, and these sculptures, dedicated to the eternal bonds we share, uses rain as an overarching theme. It is made of padlocked figures, possibly lovers, holding umbrellas under the rain. Visitors are invited to add their own padlocks to the figures and cement eternal bonds by throwing away the key (in the provided collection box). The following sign has a description of these participatory sculptures and the meaning behind them. I've also transcribed it at the end of this post. Thank you for visiting! Welcome to Love in the Rain the Vancouver Park Board's first love lock sculpture. Local artist Bruce Boyce, submitted this winning design in response to a competition for a Vancouve