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LOCAL stdup - Hgh Five walkers , cyclists , and runners pass by during lunch hour , art work New Public Art Project Installed on Waterfront Drive A new, spectacular public artwork has been installed On Waterfront Drive, adding another great work to the City of Winnipeg’s Public Art collection. High Five, created by artist Jennifer Stillwell, consists of five “wings” or “fins”, over 25 feet tall, thatfrom a distance read as an abstracted human hand. The artist, originally from Winnipeg, attended the School of Art at the University of Manitoba and now teaches at the University of Victoria. She took the complex site elements into consideration when creating the work: the steep slope of the riverbank, the proximity to the ball park, and the vehicular and active transportation of Waterfront Drive.“From a closer perspective the pieces can be considered as wings or fins in formation while from distant points in the baseball park the piece flattens out and the shape becomes like an abstracted human hand…I wanted to create an artwork where image and meaning are not fixed but flexible.” Jennifer Stillwell, artist ,The artwork was originally commissioned as part of the redevelopment of Waterfront Drive and the project has been managed by the Winnipeg Arts Council on behalf of the City of Winnipeg. Aug 11 2014 / KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS