public artwork for PCI Ambi on Cambie, 2026
9 bronze deities, 2D tri-colour story stone, QR code activated interactive website

Under(currency) presents 10 mythical and magical deities realized in a 2D tri-colour story stone, a bronze sculpture, and an interactive website bringing to life what is unseen and underneath the surface of the bustling day-to-day life and activities happening in the Marpole neighborhood. Created for the outdoor façade of the PCI Development and Ambi on Cambie’s West 41st multi-complex development, this public artwork brings new mythologies created through a community-engagement program with a group of grade 3 students from the neighbouring Osler Elementary School.

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Burton Bronze Foundry: Jacob Burton, Forrest Taron, Megan Dandeneau, Jasper Cowell
Story Stone: Hiro Moriya and Kofu Garden Landscaping
Installation: Great Northern Way Scene Shop with Elia Kirby, Ezra Larsen, Adam Curry, Ian Farrar, and Chris Fader
Production Support: Julia Chirka, Cherry Wen Wen Lu, Marc Hansen, Minoru Yamamoto

Community-Engagement Acknowledgements:
We would like to express our gratitude to Nicole Jackson’s Division 7 class at Sir William Osler Elementary School: Advaith, Aki, Alyse, Carson, Catie, Ethan, Farida, Ibrahim, Isabella, Jayden, Jesse, Jordan, Kai, Lewis, Megan, Naomi, Ray, Sammy, Sanaya, Zender. Thank you to Student Teacher, Mackenzie Magnowski. 

Education Outreach Coordinator: Celia Jong
Community Engagement Support and Mandarin Translator: Cherry Wen Wen Lu 
Project Assistant: Amanda Sum
Korean Translation: Maki Yi  

Web Developer: Omar Faleh
Sound Designer: Antoine Bédard
Animation and Studio Assistant: Cherry Wen Wen Lu
Animation Voice Actors: Howard Dai, Yurie Hoyoyon, Hiro Kanagawa, Donna Soares 
Voice Recording at Monarch Studios, Vancouver with Sound Engineer Alex Penney 
Website External Feedback: Maiko Yamamoto, Howard Dai, and Amanda Sum

Photo credit: Byron Dauncey

The public artwork is made possible with the support of Ballard Fine Art Consulting.