Public Artwork
Le temps du verbe
Location:
Centre de conservation, 2275 Holt street, Montréal, QC, H2G 3H1, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Jarnuszkiewicz, Jacek
Text author(s):
Jarnuszkiewicz, Jacek
Installation year:
1997
Remarks on location:
The work is located on the lawn in front of the building.
Description:
A concrete wall features a series of drawers like those used in archival filing. A square plate seems to jump out of one of the drawers. Numbers 1 to 16 appear on it. A grille is superimposed onto this plate, evoking the graphic marker used by printers to make printed characters legible. The shadows created by the numbers move on the wall according to the time of day, in the way of a sundial. A stainless steel alphabet is laid out on the rear of the wall. An anvil is balanced on top, integrating a brass frame.
Text of the artwork:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Text theme:
Writing
Artwork theme:
Writing, language
Owner(s):
BAnQ Document(s):
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