Public Artwork
Touchez, Touché!
Location:
Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, 1500 rue des vétérinaires, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
See map: Google Maps
Alternate title:
La patte de Billy
Artwork creator(s):
Poissant, Gilbert
Text author(s):
Poissant, Gilbert
Installation year:
2006
Remarks on location:
Lobby, auditorium, waiting room of the out-patient pet clinic
Description:
Three porcelain murals blending textures, tones and finishes. The diptych located at 1,500 rue des Vétérinaires evokes a gigantic human hand; in the mural located at the Pet Clinic, it is the animal that offers its paw to its human counterpart. The image in this mural represents a detail of the paw of the artist's dog.
Text of the artwork:
Touché
Text theme:
Relationship
Artwork theme:
Communication between human beings and animals, at the heart of the professional daily care provided to them
Artist's biography:
Gilbert Poissant Document(s):
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