Olympics: Green Installation

The ContainR is showing sports films from around the world during the Olympics in downtown Vancouver. Its concept, a "street installation at the nexus of video, public art and urban design, sitting at the cross roads of mountain and urban culture, art and sports cinema, embracing public art and sustainable design.” Phew that’s a mouthful! By using reconditioned shipping containers and integrating alternative energy sources, the installation references Vancouver’s rich history as a major port as well as a center for green design. ContainR asks the question: where is the line between art and sport? As a traveling public art piece it inspires and sparks innovative uses that travel beyond the confines of any one city in particular.

The container is designed by Vancouver architect Robert Duke, industrial designer Keith Doyle, and Iain Sinclair.