Public Artwork
Monument à la Pointe
Artwork creator(s):
Mihalcean, Gilles
Text author(s):
Mihalcean, Gilles
Collaborator(s):
Atelier Formaviva, general contractor; Thonney, Jean-Pierre (N.C.K. engineering); Lasalle, Jules (casting)
Installation year:
2001
Remarks on location:
The work is installed on a roundabout.
Description:
Monument commemorating the district of Pointe-Saint-Charles and its inhabitants. It is shaped like a boat, evoking maritime transfers. Three wooden beams support a triangular element. Its three layers have a symbolic value for the artist: the lower part, in green concrete, recalls the "Irish origins of the neighborhood"; the central element, in red bricks, connects "working class dwellings" to the area; and the three aluminium chimneys that top the upper part of the piece are a reflection of the "industrial past" of Pointe-Saint-Charles. A poem is written on a panel.
Text of the artwork:
C'est un grand bateau
À la coque de forêt et de brique
Qui navigua sur nos sueurs
Un bateau sur pilotis
Qui tant de fois
Nous sauva des eaux
Gilles Mihalcean
Text theme:
Maritime history
Artwork theme:
History of the district
History:
The work was inaugurated on October 13, 2001. Dimensions:
Height:
14m
Owner(s):
City of Montréal Document(s):
Syndicate
