Monument au poète inconnu

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:14:01 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Koch, Érik (design)

Artwork creator(s):

Koch, Érik

Text author(s):

Koch, Érik (design)

Text author(s):

Koch, Érik

Collaborator(s):

Atelier Silex de Trois-Rivières (production)

Installation year:

1994

Remarks on location:

The artwork is installed at Place Alphonse-Piché, between J.-Antonio Thompson Hall and the Trois-Rivières City Hall, facingrue des Volontaires.

Artwork description

Source: Trois-Rivières (2006). Elles nous encerclent : l’art public trifluvien. Trois-Rivières: Corporation de développement

Description:

The artwork consists of a granite monolith anchored to the ground and of a metal structure. This structure, which is attached to the top of the monolith, is composed of seven cubic frames. The cubes are arranged to form two letters "X" nestled one into the other, so as to form a hyper-cube. Two polished granite slabs, each bearing an inscription, are attached to the front and rear of the monolith. The work illustrates a reflection on the poetic approach. The plaque affixed to the rear side of the monolith celebrates the poet Alphonse Piché (1917-1998), who studied at the Séminaire de Trois-Rivières.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text theme:

Poet Alphonse Piché

Artwork theme:

The work illustrates a reflection on the poetic process

History

History:

The work was unveiled on September 21, 1994, the year of the 10th anniversary of the Festival international de la poésie de Trois-Rivières and the 360th anniversary of the city of Trois-Rivières.

Event : Festival international de la poésie de Trois-Rivières

Dimensions

Height:

2.44m

Width:

0.76m

Depth:

0.76 m

Other information

Note(s):

The following text is engraved on the granite plaque affixed to the front side of the monolith:

Au poète inconnu
premier monument au monde
qui rend hommage au poète inconnu
10^e Festival International de la Poésie
et
360^e anniversaire de Trois-Rivières
le 21 septembre 1994
[drapeau du Canada] Développement des
ressources humaines Canada
Human Resources
Development Canada
Canada
erik koch

Document(s):

Festival international de la poésie

Elles nous encerclent : l’art public trifluvien 2006

Promenade de la poésie

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:40:24 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Bellarmare, Gaston

Artwork creator(s):

Bellemare, Gaston

Text author(s):

Various

Text author(s):

Various

Installation year:

2007

Remarks on location:

Plates are attached to the exterior walls of buildings.

Artwork description

Source: photo provided by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

292 plates are scattered throughout the city of Trois-Rivières. These plates are fixed to the exterior walls of buildings. A verse taken from a love poem by a Québec writer is written on each plate.

Text of the artwork:

Excerpt

Tant que j'étais là , près de toi/
dans cet habitacle
Je tenais l'éternel

Seyhmur Dagtekin

Gardez votre secret enclos dans votre coeur
Et ne déchirez pas la page du bonheur
Que je cueille plutôt sur vos deux lèvres closes
Le parfum des baisers comme on cueille des roses

Paul Godin

Mais le chagrin est éphémère,
Que dis-je! il est délicieux,
Quand on y met la lèvre à deux!

Apollinaire Gingras

Artwork theme:

Poetry

History

History:

Event: Festival international de la poésie de Trois-Rivières

Event date(s):

2007

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Promenade de la poésie de Trois-Rivières

Source:

Marie-Andrée Levasseur, Maison de la culture de Trois-Rivières

Document(s):

Festival international de la poésie

Tour de Ville et Promenade

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Festival International de la poésie de Trois-Rivières

Monument au poète inconnu

Promenade de la poésie