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Public Art Profile

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Artist: Zara Garcia-Alvarez
Category: Temporary Public Art Projects
Address: Main street and Nanwood Drive

The word, "collage" comes from the French word, "coller," which means "to glue" or "stick together," a technique in visual arts that uses different forms and mediums to create a new whole.

The process can also reflect what it means to be in community—the bringing together of people with different identities, ethnicities, faiths, cultural practices, and beliefs—to create a "mosaic" of sorts that exemplify a working collective.

The vibrancy o​f the colours in this piece, speaks to the vibrancy, growth, and hope of what Brampton desires to work towards as a community, and the positivity of its continual evolution as a city—in its infrastructure, its artistic endeavours, and its growing community.

image of Collage Series - Colour Collective, 2024