Dear Editor:
Re: Does statue need better lighting?, The Record, Jan. 16.
You bet it does!
Thank goodness city hall has recognized that there might be something wrong with the gawd-awful lighting that presently exists on our Wait for Me Daddy addition to downtown.
Good lighting doesn't compete with the very thing it is meant to enhance. All one needs to do is take a look at professional stage lighting. It is subtle and discreet and hidden from view - not blatant, glaring and just plain ugly. Before any further damage is done and money spent, for goodness' sake, city, consult the lighting expert that should have been consulted in the beginning.
After all, the statue depicts an emotional and thought-provoking moment in history - not a Las Vegas carnival. Forget about the suggestion to add to what already exists - what exists is dreadful enough.
I would never, ever take a visitor to see our new monument. Public art reflects the image of the city in which it is installed. I dislike the idea that I could be living in a tacky town.
Anne O'Shaughnessy, New Westminster
