Public Artwork
Vertige
Location:
Bibliothèque de Chelsea, 100 chemin Old Chelsea , Chelsea, QC, J9B 1C1 , Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Dubeau, Josée
Text author(s):
Various
Installation year:
2006 Description:
A single, twisted column of used books occupies the main stairwell of the Chelsea municipal library. Six meters in height, this column reaches from the ground floor to the ceiling of the second floor. The illusion of balance is achieved by threading 400 books onto a steel pipe.
Artwork theme:
The inventive meaning of thought and the initiative role of knowledge and of learning as it is passed on from books through the power of words on the imagination. As a whole, the artwork evokes the Tower of Babel and the Tree of Knowledge. Dimensions:
Height:
6m Note(s):
The balance of the artwork is achieved by anchoring the books onto an invisible metal rod that has been fixed to the ground and the ceiling
Artist's biography:
Josee Dubeau
Architect(s):
Fortin, Corriveau, Salvail (architecture + design SENC) Document(s):
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