Charms is a series of 5 leaning posts placed throughout the breezeway and the front of The Windsor. Each post holds several charms. The work draws conceptually and visually from the idea of charm bracelets unfurled, stretched, and standing. The imagery in Charms includes global systems such as the sun, water, rain, and clouds, and combines them with symbols that are personal such as books, fishhooks, pearls, and tools. Each piece in this series hints at a narrative, the way that our personal items remind us of our own stories. In a way, they indicate that shared systems such as housing soon become personal spaces, which reflect the lives that inhabit them.
Charms was commissioned by Imani Development as part of their participation in the City of Vancouver's Public Art Program for Private Development.