Public Artwork
Le débarquement de Noé
Location:
Vacant green square + Shop windows, 315 rue Principale, Granby, QC, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Text author(s):
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year:
2007 Description:
The work is divided into two parts:
This poetic fable is inspired by one of the greatest myths in the history of the world. The installation was set in a small green square with a tall tree, downtown Granby.
In the windows of the shop surrounding the square, videos about the local zoo's animals in their daily routines were projected.
Text of the artwork:
IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS UN ARBRE
Text theme:
Written on the sidewalk, the sentence attracts attention towards the big tree that will disappear to make way for a commercial building, much to the chagrin of residents who love "their" tree.
Artwork theme:
The cage motif serves as a pretext to inspire a reflection on our own states of captivity, the limits of our vision of the world and our way of looking at reality.
Note(s):
Le débarquement de Noé was produced as part of a residency at 3e Impérial, a contemporary art center, as well as daily visits to the Zoo de Granby.
Artist's biography:
Jean-Yves Vigneau Document(s):
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