Public Artwork

Et, ils vécurent heureux

Carole Baillargeon, Et, ils vécurent heureux, 1995
Location:
Shannon library, 50 St-Patrick street, Shannon, QC, G0A 4N0, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Baillargeon, Carole
Text author(s): 
Baillargeon, Carole
Collaborator(s): 
Bernier, Mario
Installation year: 
1995
Remarks on location: 

Set on the wall above the fireplace

Description: 

Inspired by the "paper doll", a high-relief represents a dress. The back and front are juxtaposed so reversed, one above the other. The lower part (the front) shows a pattern of "root" or "branch". An expression in Irish language, AGUS MHARIDHAR DO GO GO GLIONDRACH WD, inscribed on a metal plate below the high-relief, is none other than the translation of the title.

Text of the artwork: 

AGUS DO MHARIDHAR GO GLIONDRACH GO DEO

Text theme: 
History
Artwork theme: 

The symbolism of the work refers to the "culture of Irish storytellers."

Owner(s): 
Municipality of Shannon and Library of Shannon
Architect(s): 
Villeneuve, Jacques and cie architects