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Rae
Anthony Davis
C.D., J.P., F.J.I.E. |
The launch of the
Caribbean Sculpture Park is a proud occasion for the University of
Technology, Jamaica. Its creation was one woman’s dream, a dream pursued
with such passion and conviction that it swept all before it with the
force of a cyclone. Today the dream has been transformed into reality
for all to see, to touch, to admire.
The reality before us,
in metal
and stone, is the
concretization of one of the fundamental concepts that will guide this
University in the coming years, certainly under my leadership. And it is
that technology does not, should not exist for its own sake. My strong
conviction is that technology alone will not deliver the development we
seek, but that technological advance must be tempered by context and
culture. The marriage of technology, context and culture is admirably
demonstrated here, and these sculptures will be monuments to technology
put to the use of art, shaped by the context of this institution and
this space, and reflecting the culture of the diverse peoples of the
Caribbean.
The Sculpture Park,
conceived and implemented by our Cultural Director, Pat Ramsay, presents
to the University community and to all our visitors present and future,
a vision o technology in the service of the humanities, and of art
uplifting technology. The artists have succeeded in presenting out of
their creative imagination an image to tease the imagination of the
viewers and teach something about the creative process.
The establishment of the
Sculpture Park allows us to close the era of the 1900’s with a sense of
fulfillment and step into the year 2000 with the confidence of
accomplishment, and the conviction that dreams can come true.
I thank all our partners
in this venture. As can be gathered from the acknowledgements listed in
this catalogue, this venture has excited the imagination of just about
everyone who has been invited to share in this dream. To our
international and regional partners, the UTech family, our corporate
sponsors, professionals and contractors… thanks for sharing in a dream.
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