Public Artwork
Mémoire ardente
Artwork creator(s):
Boyer, Gilbert
Text author(s):
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year:
1994 Description:
A granite cube dotted with holes. When viewers approach and look inside the holes, they can read names and sentences. The artwork was developed around the idea of opposites: visibility/invisibility, indoor/outdoor, public/intimate. A small stainless steel column stands next to the cube. It is a testimony to "what has happened" and features a commemorative text and a list of sponsors.
Text of the artwork:
Incomplete
ils étaient recueillis nous avons joué ils se sont aimés vous avez chanté il a applaudi tu t’es amusé tu regardais you were visiting ils ont rêvé
Text theme:
The text evokes the city's history, its topography and celebrations
Artwork theme:
Tribute to the 350th anniversary of the City of Montreal.
History:
- The artwork was produced as part of a public art competition on the theme of "invitation", during the celebrations of the 350th anniversary of Montreal.
- The work was removed in 1997
Dimensions:
Height:
1.73m
Width:
1.98m
Depth:
1.98 m
Artist's biography:
Gilbert Boyer
Owner(s):
City of Montreal; Corporation des célébrations du 350e anniversaire de la fondation de Montréal Document(s):
Syndicate
