Public Artwork

L'Île au trésor

Manon Fafard, L'Île au trésor, 1996. © Pascale Beaudet
Location:
Bibliothèque de Lavaltrie, 241 rue Saint-Antoine Nord, Lavaltrie, QC, J5T 2G7, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Text author(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Installation year: 
1996
Description: 

The pierced column in which the art work is installed represents a view of the Lavaltrie river bank with a view of the "treasure" island. Both receptacle and circumscribed sight, the island features characters from fairy tales and legends. A console attached to the sides holds a painted statuette. At the bottom of the column, a cut out wooden baseboard outlines the shore of the Lavaltrie river. A sculpted open book is attached to the baseboard, imitating an old treasure map.

Text of the artwork: 

Chasse-galerie.

Text theme: 
Legends, Myths, Stories
Artwork theme: 
Legends, Myths, Stories
Owner(s): 
Municipalé de Lavaltrie; Bibliothèque de Lavaltrie
Document(s): 

La politique du 1% dans Lanaudière. Les œuvres du milieu culturel

Beaudet, Pascale (1999).  La politique du 1% dans Lanaudière. Les œuvres du milieu culturel. L’Artefact. vol. 7, no. 5 (Mars-Avril) , p. 22-27