“Trio” 2018 by Christian Moeller, commissioned by CMLC for the New Central Library, Calgary.

Three tall objects, mildly anthropomorphic in form, are held in an endless rocking motion through an electro-magnetic church bell ringer system. 40' h x 7' diameter, steel, fiberglass, electro-mechanics.


New Central Library, Calgary.


West side of Library.                                                                                  Photography by Gerard Yunker


East side of Library.                               Photography by Gerard Yunker


                                                                                                                              Photography by Gerard Yunker


 


“Fish” by Christian Moeller, commissioned by CMLC for the New Central Library, Calgary.

Aluminum, dye, linen, cardboard, paper
Dimensions: 10’ h x 45’ w
The artwork appears as a recessed bookshelf, holding a total of 10,260 books in 12 different colours. From close-up the spines of the books read as an abstract composition of coloured shapes, and from a distance, they materialize into a carefully framed portrait of a goldfish.


“Fish”, 10,260 books on a recessed bookshelf.                                            Photography by Gerard Yunker


Detail of “Fish”, 10,260 books on a recessed bookshelf.                                Photography by Gerard Yunker