Client: Minto Urban Communities
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Completion date: 2008
Artwork budget: $110,000
Project Team
Lilly Otasevic
Minto Urban Communities
Overview
The sculpture’s name and form are derived from a geometric surface discovered by the German mathematician August Ferdinand Mobius. This mathematical curiosity called the Mobius Strip is a closed loop with one-half twist which makes it a surface with no sides, no beginning and no end. In modern days, it is primarily used as a universal symbol of recycling.
The main motif of this sculpture is transformation and timeless continuity of natural processes. The sculpture, a variation of the original Mobius shape, represents the process of transforming waste materials into useful resources. It symbolises balance, and serves to represent our unity with nature.
The sculpture is fabricated with mirror-finish stainless steel L316. Overall dimensions: H 96″ W 60″ D 50″