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 | | The Inukshuk Ancient Symbol Of Inuit Culture Constructed Originally By Alvin Kanak Of Rankin Inlet |
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Inukshuk
Inukshuk (singular), meaning "likeness of a person" in Inuktitut (the Inuit language) is a stone figure made by the Inuit. The plural is inuksuit. The Inuit make inuksuit in different forms and for different purposes: to show directions to travellers, to warn of impending danger, to mark a place of respect, or to act as helpers in the hunting of caribou. Similar stone figures were made all over the world in ancient times, but the Arctic is one of the few places where they still stand. An inukshuk can be small or large, a single rock, several rocks balanced on each other, round boulders or flat. Inuit tradition forbids the destruction of inuksuit.
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Rock balancing
Rock balancing is an art, discipline, and/or hobby depending upon the intent of the practitioner. It can also be a performance art, a spectacle, or a devotion, depending upon the interpretation by its audience. Essentially, it involves placing some combination of rock or stone in arrangements which require patience and sensitivity to generate, and which appear to be physically impossible while actually being only highly improbable. The rock balancer may work for free or for pay, as an individual or in a group, and their intents and the audiences' interpretations may vary given the situation or the venue.
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Steady As A Rock
At English Bay, artist Terry Robison strains to balance stones and a tree trunk. More obsessed with rocks than the average person, he says half-jokingly, “They are my friends. When I was young my mother used to find rocks in all my pant pockets.”
Robison’s art is generally abstract, composed of everyday objects. The shoreline monuments are no exception. “I walk up and down the beach to find the right rock or wood,” he says. Through trial and error he locates the fulcrum of the irregular slabs and stacks them on fallen tree trunks. Usually he creates a massive figure first and gives it a family of smaller ones. He has become such an expert that he can build 30 at a time.
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Vancouver 2010 logo unveiled
The 2010 Winter Olympics will feature a unique design of an inukshuk, a traditional stone sculpture used by Canada's Inuit people, as its official logo.
The winning logo, called Ilanaaq (el la nawk), was unveiled Saturday in Vancouver and was designed by local graphic designers Elena Rivera MacGregor and Gonzalo Alatorre.
Their emblem was selected by a nine-member panel and beat out over 1,600 other submissions. The logo boasts five stone-like formations in green, two in blue, and one in red and yellow. Two pillars serve as the legs in support of the body, a horizontal shape acts as the arm and an eagle is where the head would normally be.
The form stands over the words "Vancouver 2010" and the five Olympic rings.
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Balanced Stones, English Bay
... but no, they were simply balanced in place. There were more of them at other places along the seawall, and at each of these spots people paused in their strolls to enjoy the 'exhibition'. We overheard some of their conversations, and it seemed that these stones were actually quite famous, being the work of a man who made a habit of coming down here to English Bay frequently to construct these displays. He had been featured in various media, and the 'Balancing Stones of English Bay' had become one of the better-known sights of Vancouver.
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