Celebrated Canadian novelist and artist Douglas Coupland is traveling to Simons locations across Canada to steal your face. More specifically, between now and 2017, Coupland will visit seven Canadian cities to scan Canadians and print their busts in a 3D printer.
The first-of-its-kind art initiative will allow participants to take home their own 3D busts, while Coupland uses his copies to build a sculpture made of hundreds of select Canadians in a 21st century-style group portrait.
In a press release, Simons, a Canadian-owned fashion retailer that just recently opened its first Lower Mainland store, says the partnership is a continuation of the company’s commitment to arts and culture, demonstrated through their support of local artists and art institutions in each city.
“3D printing is changing the way we create, build and design almost everything,” said Simons CEO Peter Simons. “We invite Canadians to experience the technology and join us in capturing a moment in Simons’ history.”
The event, called 3DCanada, has already taken place in Quebec City, Montreal, and Edmonton, and will be at the Simons location in Park Royal in West Vancouver on Nov. 14 and 15. Taking place during store hours, up to 100 people will get the chance to meet Coupland and experience being scanned. Each 3D bust, printed on site, will be available for pick up the following week.
“3DCanada is a cross-country portrait of Canadians 150 years into nationhood,” said Coupland in the release. “What do we look like now and where are we going with technology?”
For more information, head to Simons.ca.
