Totem of Transformation, The Shifting Balance
Alvise and the Hippo Love Art Society
Location
3:05 1000', Open Playa
3:05 1000', Open Playa · open full map →
Directions
1 mi · 21 min walk · 8 min bike
From
6:00 & H
No fix yet — showing from home
- 1Take 6:00 toward the Man to Esplanade · 0.49 mi
- 2Head across the open playa to Totem of Transformation, The Shifting Balance, with the Man on your left (bearing 67°) · 0.50 mi
- ●Arrive: Totem of Transformation, The Shifting Balance · 3:05, open playa
0.98 mi as the crow flies. Radials every :15, walking ~2.8 mph, biking ~7.5 mph. Open the live compass map →
About
The installation presents a totemic stack of animals drawn from symbolic traditions across cultures. A tortoise supports a globe, with a deer, an owl, and butterflies rising above. Inspired by stories of the world carried on a turtle, the work reflects on humanity's relationship with the Earth. Each animal embodies a quality: the deer, gentleness, the owl, wisdom, and the butterfly, transformation. Constructed using reclaimed and repurposed materials, the piece reflects on consumption, sustainability, and the possibility of renewal, offering a quiet meditation on the balance between human activity and the living world.
- From
- Calgary, Canada
- Category
- Open Playa
- Program
- Honorarium