Park, square and garden

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Park: Permanently dedicated, public recreation areas generally characterized by their natural, historic, or landscape features; often administered by governmental agencies. Square: Open public space in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings, and located at the junction of two or more thoroughfares. Garden: An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit, or vegetables.

Points de suspension

Murielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005. © Cloé Alain-Gendreau; Martin PoitrMurielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005. © Cloé Alain-Gendreau; Martin PoitrMurielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005Murielle Larose, Points de suspension, 2005
The artist installed 11 swings for two people. Sentences were written on the swing seats. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dupuis Larose, Murielle
Installation year: 
2005

Les Aveux

Marc Larochelle, Les Aveux, 2000. © Michel Dubreuil
Nine bed frames are hoisted up on two masts. Shortened texts revealing hidden and troubling memories are engraved on the beds. These are secrets that people wanted to reveal to the artist, who had put [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Larochelle, Marc
Installation year: 
2000

L’arbre de mots

L'arbre des mots, 1998L'arbre des mots, 1998
On a wall of the museum, a mural of aluminum plates displays the names of thirty writers. A steel inkwell is installed near the wall.Lecterns are arranged along a trail. On these lecterns, aluminum pl [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chatillon, Pierre
Installation year: 
1998

Debout

Roger Langevin, Debout, 1989
30 bronze plaques placed in a circle around a statue of the poet Félix Leclerc. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Langevin, Roger
Installation year: 
1989

Monument au poète inconnu

Érik Koch, Monument au poète inconnu,1994
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 a [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Koch, Érik (design)
Installation year: 
1994

Hommage à Mihai Eminescu 1850-1889, poète national roumain

Vasile Gorduz, Hommage à Mihai Eminescu, 2004Vasile Gorduz, Hommage à Mihai Eminescu, 2004
Statue of the poet Mihai Eminescu with a plaque on the ground featuring a quote. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gorduz, Vasile
Installation year: 
2004

Fontaine de Tourny

Mathurin Moreau, Fontaine de TournyMathurin Moreau, Fontaine de TournyMathurin Moreau, Fontaine de Tourny
Fontain with a poem by Marie Laberge on one side. The base of the fountain lies in a circular granite basin. The fountain features sixteen frogs and four statues around the octogonal pedestal holding [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moreau, Mathurin

Les sentiers d’un flâneur, Espace Félix Leclerc

Located outdoors, trails let visitors discover the island's interior, its woodlands and cropland, in a journey sprinkled with poetry. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fondation Félix-Leclerc

Words Heard Here/ Mots perçus ici

Marlene Creates, Mots perçus ici, 1995
Series of works in which the artist represents words heard in conversations during the event with locally-found materials. For example, the word "source" is written with sand, the word "theme" is made [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Creates, Marlene
Installation year: 
1995

12 écriteaux au cou des arbres

Monique Bertrand, 12 écriteaux au cou des arbres, 2004
Twelve steel plates were suspended to trees. These plates were painted black with white markings. The inscriptions appeared sometimes as icons (star, crescent moon), sometimes as two dates on a tombst [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bertrand, Monique
Installation year: 
2004
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