City of Vancouver's Engineering Services First Artist in Residence, Germaine Koh

 

Germaine Koh, Galleries West
The City of Vancouver’s Engineering Services has announced their first artist in residence,  Germaine Koh.  Ms. Koh’s work “intervenes in existing technological, architectural, and social systems to create connections”. Marisa Espinosa, Director of Green Operations for Engineering Services stated “Germaine has an amazing vision for this residency and she will challenge us to think creatively about our infrastructure and how it interfaces with the public. Germaine’s contributions remind us how we are all connected to the city and the communities we serve.”
The objective is for the artist to explore opportunities for colloborative work with the City’s infrastructure and operations that could result in temporary and public art installations . “My work is concerned with revealing the systems, structures and technologies that a society uses to organize itself, often by playfully suggesting connections between apparently disparate phenomena,” says artist Germaine Koh. “I’m sure I’m not alone in being curious about the often-hidden workings of the urban and natural environments, so I’m excited about the prospect of delving into the city’s infrastructure. I commend the City of Vancouver and Engineering Services department for creating a position that invites an artist to look widely across their different operations and help bring them to light.”

Germaine Koh, Fallow, 2009