SeaChange celebrates North Vancouver’s connection to the waterfront by marking the location of the historic tideline and by serving a symbolical reminder of the importance of water to humanity. The artwork mimics the ephemeral and magical feeling of being immersed within a body of water, as if light was penetrating an undersea world through water ripples above the tunnel. This watery effect is created using a series of LED lights and textured mirrored panels that refract light patterns onto the surfaces of the tunnel. When the tunnel is unoccupied the artwork creates a gentle shifting light effect, however when a pedestrian or cyclist enters the underpass, a dynamic ripple is triggered across the wall in front of them.

Location: Lonsdale Quay, North Vancouver, BC
Project Team: Jill Anholt (artist), Zoe Lewis, Zoë Jackson, Richard Thacker, Arup Lighting Design*
Status: Completed September 2020

Photography by: Nic Lehoux

*Yuliya (Savelyeva) de la Calle worked on the project while at Arup.