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Great Big Salmon

Public Art
Joerg Jung Artist Bio

Carving: Great Big Salmon

Created: Summer 2019

Location: Terrace Visitor Centre 

Address: 4511 Keith Avenue


This nine-foot long salmon is carved from a single piece of spruce wood harvested from a memorial tree located along Hwy 16 and the Skeena River that suffered damage from a fire and had to be cut down. Estimated to have been growing in that spot since about 1880, the giant spruce was transformed into an art piece by local carver JJ Jung. 


The carved salmon features a vignette of the elusive Kermodei Bear at it’s centre. Kermodei bears are black bears that carry a recessive gene causing their fur to be white. They are found only in the pacific northwest and parts of northern Vancouver Island and are very rarely seen. The sculpture represents not only the animals that make this area so unique, but is emblematic of the dependent relationship bears have with salmon and nature. When bears eat salmon and leave their carcasses behind, the decomposition process in turn provides rich nutrients to the soil. This piece is an ode to that circle of life in the wild.   


Located just outside the Terrace Visitor Centre on Hwy 16, the Big Salmon is also a fan favourite for photos.  

    ARTIST BIO

    Joerg Jung


    Joerg Jung is a German immigrant to Canada where he lives in Terrace, BC with his family. Joerg came to art late in life when he began chainsaw carving in 2010. Since then he has become well known for his large scale carved projects. He has created numerous public art pieces in Terrace, BC included the large salmon at the Terrace Visitor Centre, Wings of Hope (a collaboration with local artists Amanda Hugon) and The Logger, located on the corner of Lakelese Ave. and Emerson St. downtown Terrace. 

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