Fountaingrove

Toronto, ON
Painted Aluminium
2014

Carlo Cesta & Nestor Kruger

Fountaingrove sits above the Garrison Creek Culvert, an underground waterway that carries a buried river to the lake. It discloses its presence by evoking the vertical column of water produced by such natural and artificial phenomena as geysers and ornamental fountains. Historically, fountains identified a water source but over time that function became largely symbolic. Fountains remain as meeting places often with images and forms commemorating human achievements and growth.

We are interested in the city as a dynamic living organism with its constant ebb and flow of building and unbuilding. This sculpture is both a greeting and a symbol that marks a hidden resource for the new neighbourhood of West Harbour Village.

Fountaingrove was commissioned by Plaza, under the direction of art consultants Rina Greer and Catherine.