Unveiling of Jim Hunt's anamorphic art in Kitchener on Friday Dec 4th

The City of Kitchener has commissioned from the well known Canadian artist Allan Mackay a large art installation suitable for the redevelopment of Speaker's Corner at the intersection of King and Frederick streets. The central feature of the installation is a large cylindrical-mirror anamorphosis. This optical design of this portion was carried out by Prof. Jim Hunt using the mathematical formalism worked out by Prof. Bernie Nickel. It consists of a stainless steel cylinder 3/4 of a metre in diameter and 1m high. The anamorphosis has been transferred to tile and is embedded in the sidewalk in a circular array 9 m in diameter.

The installation is nearing completion and will be dedicated and unveiled at a ceremony starting at 11:30 on Fri. Dec. 4, 2009.