Safe facade serves as the forefront image of VIVO2010: Safe Assembly, critiquing aboriginal and civil rights violations and standing as an example of freedom of expression. It consists of three window vinyls and a projection that can be seen from the outside. One window displays a text based piece by Cathy Busby remembering Elder Harriet Nahanee, who died defending native land. The second piece “winter game”, depicts an Orca in the traditional Pacific Northwest Native style by Edgar Heap of Birds. The Orca awaits with its mouth open while a skier descends from above. The third piece by Tania Willard, is a vinyl that resembles Olympic marketing designs and posters, but the iconography used is one of protest, and civil liberties. The projection, "kNotLOGO", is an interactive randomized mathematical algorithm by local artist jamie griffiths and mathematician Ph.D Rob Scharein. Never the same twice therefore not a `Logo'. The projection represents without words, the ideals of unity through creativity, freedom of expression and non-competitive sharing. First conceived as a response to restrictive corporate logos and branding during the Olympics. Safe Facade responds to the excess of Olympic imagery by presenting an alternative that documents social history, acknowledges first nations territories, and portrays resistance. Curated by Emilio Rojas, technical support of Patrick Bleaser and Alex Muir.
