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Artist: Don Dickson
Category: Public Artworks
Address: 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton

​This harp sculpture is a mix of stainless steel and brass and was installed in 2002. In Greek Mythology, Syrinx was a mountain nymph chased by the god Pan to the edge of a river. In order to save herself, she pled to the water nymphs. They answered her plea by changing her into a cluster of reeds. Pan takes solace by gathering the reeds, forming them into an instrument and plays it.

image of Syrinx's Harp, 2002

​There are two sides to Don Dickson’s sculpting personality; the abstract and the musical sound. He creates a diverse range of sound sculptures and public art, which have been commissioned all across North America. Don is a member of the Sculptors Society of Canada and the Society of Canadian Artists and has won numerous awards for his work.​