Title

Time Carriage

Artist

Voyce, Bruce

Date

2010

Medium

steel

acrylic

LED Lighting

Type

sculpture

water feature

Dimensions

3.66m height x 2.44m width x 1.81m depth

Owner

Appia Developments

Accession Number

NA

Location

Appia Developments

Category

Private Development Public Art

Collection

Public Art

Lat/Long

49.266746,-123.005789

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Time Carriage is a kinetic sculpture which explores the possibility of time travel while referencing the site’s history as a stagecoach route. Water slowly rotates the wheels as the carriage sits in the fountain. The Time Carriage explores the concept of transportation over time. It was commissioned by Appia Developments Ltd, and is located in front of their office.

Bruce Voyce (b.1968) began studying physiotherapy at McGill University in 1986. He believes that sculpture can interconnect the realms of art, science, nature, and humanity; many of his public artworks express interconnectedness between nature and technology or landscape and art. Visual arts and ecology have been an integral part of Bruce’s life since childhood. When he began sculpting during an extended stay in the hospital, he discovered the transformative power of art. His later driftwood sculptures were inspired as a collaboration with nature while he was tree planting and living in the wilderness. Bruce’s artistic practice has evolved to embrace public art and the creation of works of art that enrich our common spaces. By incorporating living plant systems into artwork, the medium becomes the message. Through repurposing post-consumer material, Bruce engages the urban landscape and raises awareness about our environmental impact.