Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Glass

Lingua Aqua

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:51:00 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Cassidy, Melanie; Filimowicz, Michael; Marks, Brady; Pasquier, Philippe

Artwork creator(s):

Cassidy, Melanie

Filimowicz, Michael

Marks, Brady

Pasquier, Philippe

Text author(s):

Quignard, Pascal; Hesse, Hermann; Miller, Casey; Waldo Emerson, Ralph; Sapir, Edward

Text author(s):

Quignard, Pascal

Hesse, Hermann

Miller, Casey

Waldo Emerson, Ralph

Sapir, Edward

Installation year:

2009

Artwork description

Source: Surrey (2009). LinguaAqua. (http://www.surrey.ca/files/40-LinguaAqua2.pdf)

Description:

The structure is a self-enclosed fountain, with rain curtains and a reflective pool that contains a video monitor. The video shows a variety of community members speaking their native languages and employs a range of visual treatments

A mirror in the underside of the roof reflects the pool, the video images and viewers. Glass panels overhanging the roof are engraved with symbols drawn from a number of languages spoken in Surrey. Four support columns each house audio speakers that play a variety of sounds that complement or contrast with the content of the video. The audio component is transmitted through holes in the columns. These perforated designs form Braille texts related to the role of language across various cultures.

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Text of the artwork:

“You live a new life for every new language
you speak. If we spoke a different language,
we would perceive a somewhat different
world. If you know only one language, you
live only once.”
-Compilation of Czech proverbs (anonymous)

2.
“Language is an anonymous, collective and
unconscious art; the result of the creativity of
thousands of generations.”
-Edward Sapir

“Language is a city to the building of which
every human being brought a stone.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

3.
“Our native language is like a second skin,
so much a part of us we resist the idea that
it is constantly changing, constantly being
renewed.”
-Casey Miller

“Everything becomes a little different as soon
as it is spoken out loud.”
-Hermann Hesse

4.
“Language is for the empty mouth what
dreams are for closed eyes.”
-Pascal Quignard (translated from French by Philippe
Pasquier)

“He who loses his language loses his world.”
-Gaelic proverb

“A country without a language is a country
without a soul.”
-Gaelic – Irish proverb

Text theme:

Diversity and similarity of language across cultures

Artwork theme:

Diversity and similarity of language across cultures

The similarities and differences that link us and distinguish us between different cultures.

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Artist's biography:

Michael Filimowicz

Author's biography:

Philippe Pasquier

Document(s):

LinguaAqua

Students’ multimedia art destined for Surrey parks

Surrey Public and Community Art diversity, language and place making

Terra Incognita

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:12:27 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Earth In Disguise

Artwork creator(s):

Curry, Gwen

Artwork creator(s):

Curry, Gwen

Text author(s):

Butler Yeats, William

Text author(s):

Butler Yeats, William

Installation year:

2001

Artwork description

Source: City of Surrey (2010). Public Art. (http://www.surrey.ca/files/PubArtInsert-Series9.pdf)

Description:

Terra Incognita links the Ocean Park Library with its garden, bringing the garden inside and the library outside. The classical interior architecture of the building lends itself well to the large, clear panels inscribed with flora and fauna on either side of curving windows high above the patrons. The panels have an antiquated style much like old-world etchings with their black and white maps, hawk image and botanical drawings. On the exterior wall facing the garden, delicate script lettering above the windows reads, “Take down this book, and slowly read”.

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Text of the artwork:

Take down this book, and slowly read.

Text theme:

A time for thinking and resting.

Artwork theme:

The unknown, thought, literature

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Note(s):

Quote from When You are Old by British poet William Butler Yeats:

WHEN you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

Artist's biography:

Gwen Curry

Author's biography:

William Butler Yeats

Owner(s):

City of Surrey

Document(s):

Public Art : Terra Incognita

La forêt

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:29:01 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Atelier Pierre Thibault

Artwork creator(s):

Atelier Pierre Thibault

Text author(s):

Dorion, Hélène

Text author(s):

Dorion, Hélène

Collaborator(s):

Pelletier, Guillaume; Février, Virginie

Installation year:

2010

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

Group of five wooden beams with glass panels. Inside the toppled beams, text is written on the glass panels.

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Text of the artwork:

L’arbre, à l’insu de mon
corps, qui respire.
J’écris à travers ses
feintes, au milieu d’un
vent qui protège de
soi-même. De l’arbre,
je te dirai la vie qui s’y
abrite, ce point fragile
entre la force et
l’abandon.

Il n’y a pas de commencement.
L’amour, le silence, la lumière
sont là depuis toujours.
Le commencement est en nous
depuis toujours.

Text theme:

The environment

Artwork theme:

Working in association with the Teknograv glass workshop, Atelier Pierre Thibault presents La forêt, an installation that takes a sensitive and poetic approach to the environment and its exploitation. Here, wood is presented as an element for architectural construction, while glass is used as a medium to capture light and reconstruct words.

Text reference:

D’argile et de souffle

History

History:

From May 18 to October 31, 2010, in the entrance hall of the Grande Bibliothèque, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) will be hosting the exhibition Architectures en vers, which consists in five architectural installations inspired by poetry. These installations were created by collectives of well-known and up-and-coming architects working with glass artists. The exhibition is presented as part of the “Montréal, 2010 City of Glass” program, under the direction of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors.

Event date(s):

2010

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Note(s):

The chosen verses are from author Hélène Dorion, from the collection D’argile et de souffle, published by Éditions Typo (2002).

Artist's biography:

Atelier Pierre Thibault

Author's biography:

Hélène Dorion

Document(s):

Architecture en vers exhibition at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque

Architectures en vers, présentée dans le cadre de Montréal, ville de verre 2010

Table-ronde - Exposition “Architectures en vers” à la Grande Bibliothèque

A Thousand Kisses Deep

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:23:35 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Pelletier, Éric

Artwork creator(s):

Pelletier, Éric

Text author(s):

Cohen, Leonard

Text author(s):

Cohen, Leonard

Collaborator(s):

Bourgeois, Olivier; Martineau, Annie; Turgeon, Amélie

Installation year:

2010

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

The installation consists of a gigantic glass prism with a rectangular base, which is split in the middle to disclose a silky texture that longs to be touched. The rectangle is covered with letters through which we distinguish the excerpt of a text.

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Text of the artwork:

You the live I’m
Turning you tricks
Odds your ditch are
I’m getting it fixed
Lefethereas toifallit’s
To real stay beat alive

Text theme:

Poetry, Sensual

Artwork theme:

The team from Éric Pelletier, architectes has designed a work of art that is masculine, strong, dark and subtly sensual, a reflection of the poet who inspired it. Leonard Cohen's A Thousand Kisses Deep / Dans les profondeurs de mille baisers evokes thoughts about the man and his poetry, but especially on the depth and mystery of rich artistic production.

History

History:

From May 18 to October 31, 2010, in the entrance hall of the Grande Bibliothèque, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) will be hosting the exhibition Architectures en vers, which consists of five architectural installations inspired by poetry. These installations were created by collectives of well-known and up-and-coming architects working with glass artists. The exhibition is presented as part of the “Montréal, 2010 City of Glass” program, under the direction of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors.

Event date(s):

2010

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Note(s):

A Thousand Kisses Deep
The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat.
You win a while, and then it’s done –
Your little winning streak.
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat,
You live your life as if it’s real,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,
I’m back on Boogie Street.
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the Masterpiece.
And maybe I had miles to drive,
And promises to keep:
You ditch it all to stay alive,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
And sometimes when the night is slow,
The wretched and the meek,
We gather up our hearts and go,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
Confined to sex, we pressed against
The limits of the sea:
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me.
I made it to the forward deck.
I blessed our remnant fleet –
And then consented to be wrecked,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
I’m turning tricks, I’m getting fixed,
I’m back on Boogie Street.
I guess they won’t exchange the gifts
That you were meant to keep.
And quiet is the thought of you,
The file on you complete,
Except what we forgot to do,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
And sometimes when the night is slow,
The wretched and the meek,
We gather up our hearts and go,
A Thousand Kisses Deep.
The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat…

Artist's biography:

Éric Pelletier

Author's biography:

Leonard Cohen

Document(s):

Architecture en vers exhibition at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque

Architectures en vers, présentée dans le cadre de Montréal, ville de verre 2010

Table-ronde - Exposition “Architectures en vers” à la Grande Bibliothèque

Rencontre au confluent

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:06:30 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Bergeron, Suzanne

Artwork creator(s):

Bergeron, Suzanne

Text author(s):

Laferrière, Dany

Text author(s):

Laferrière, Dany

Installation year:

2010

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

Group of glass panels with a concrete block. On the vertical panel, we can see the text and a path created with 1 ¢ coins. On the horizontal panel, the artist has inlaid wooden wafers and a recycled cardboard lattice.

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Text of the artwork:

J’ai toujours pensé que c’était le livre qui franchissait les siècles pour parvenir jusqu’à nous.
Jusqu’à ce que je comprenne en voyant cet homme que c’est le lecteur qui fait le déplacement.

Text theme:

Litérature

Artwork theme:

Rencontre au confluent is a glass book that opens onto the world and artistic creation – both architectural and literary. Here, the designer is not inspired by the poet, but rather pays tribute to him. The viewer is invited to make a connection with Dany Laferrière’s novel L’énigme du retour (2009 Médicis prize), published by Éditions du Boréal.

Text reference:

L'énigme du retour

History

History:

From May 18 to October 31, 2010, in the entrance hall of the Grande Bibliothèque, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) will be hosting the exhibition Architectures en vers, which consists of five architectural installations inspired by poetry. These installations were created by collectives of well-known and up-and-coming architects working with glass artists. The exhibition is presented as part of the “Montréal, 2010 City of Glass” program, under the direction of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors.

Event date(s):

2010

Dimensions

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Note(s):

Suzanne Bergeron of Amiot Bergeron architectes reveals her deepest thoughts in a work of shadow and glass that is highly moving in its simplicity.

Author's biography:

Dany Laferrière

Document(s):

Architecture en vers exhibition at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque

Architectures en vers, présentée dans le cadre de Montréal, ville de verre 2010

Table-ronde - Exposition “Architectures en vers” à la Grande Bibliothèque

Murmures dans la main du temps

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:50:04 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Collectif C-M-R

Artwork creator(s):

Collectif C-M-R

Text author(s):

Vigneault, Gilles

Text author(s):

Vigneault, Gilles

Collaborator(s):

Cousineau, Florent; Montero, Alejandro; Rheault, Cindy Diane

Installation year:

2010

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

Murmures dans la main du temps is a spiral sculpture. Its labyrinthine structure of woven raw material evokes movement, inviting the viewer to stroll along, carried by the words of the poet from Natashquan. All words are stained yellow, except for the word "rouge" (red), which is red.

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Text of the artwork:

Un jour je ferai mon grand cerf-volant
Un côté rouge, un côté blanc
Un jour je ferai mon grand cerf-volant
Un côté rouge, un côté blanc
Un côté tendre
Un jour je ferai mon grand cerf-volant
J’y ferai monter vos cent mille enfants
Ils vont m’entendre
Je les vois venir du soleil levant

Puis j’attellerai les chevaux du vent
Un cheval rouge, un cheval blanc
Puis j’attellerai les chevaux du vent
Un cheval rouge, un cheval blanc
Un cheval pie
Puis j’attellerai les chevaux du vent
Puis nous irons voir tous les océans
S’ils sont en vie
Si les océans sont toujours vivants

Par-dessus les bois, par-dessus les champs
Un oiseau rouge, un oiseau blanc
Par-dessus les bois, par-dessus les champs
Un oiseau rouge, un oiseau blanc
Un oiseau-lyre
Par-dessus les bois, par-dessus les champs
Qui nous mènera chez le Mal méchant
Pour le détruire
Bombe de silence et couteau d’argent

Nous mettrons le mal à feu et à sang
Un soleil rouge, un soleil blanc
Nous mettrons le mal à feu et à sang
Un soleil rouge, un soleil blanc
Un soleil sombre
Nous mettrons le mal à feu et à sang
Un nuage monte, un autre descend
Un jour sans ombre
Puis nous raserons la ville en passant

Quand nous reviendrons, le coeur triomphant
Un côté rouge, un côté blanc
Quand nous reviendrons, le coeur triomphant
Un côté rouge, un côté blanc
Un côté homme
Quand nous reviendrons, le coeur triomphant
Alors vous direz ; ce sont nos enfants
Quel est cet homme
Qui les a menés loin de leurs parents ?

Je remonterai sur mon cerf-volant
Un matin rouge, un matin blanc
Je remonterai sur mon cerf-volant
Un matin rouge, un matin blanc
Un matin blême
Je remonterai sur mon cerf-volant
Et vous laisserez vos cent mille enfants
Chargés d’eux-mêmes
Pour jeter les dés dans la main du temps

Pour jeter les dés dans la main du temps

Text theme:

Evokes childhood, idealism, the willingness to go higher

Artwork theme:

Evokes childhood, Earth and hopes for a better world.

Text reference:

Le grand cerf-volant

History

History:

From May 18 to October 31, 2010, in the entrance hall of the Grande Bibliothèque, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) will be hosting the exhibition Architectures en vers, which consists of five architectural installations inspired by poetry. These installations were created by collectives of well-known and up-and-coming architects working with glass artists. The exhibition is presented as part of the “Montréal, 2010 City of Glass” program, under the direction of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors.

Event date(s):

2010

Dimensions

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Note(s):

The C-M-R collective, which brings together a multidisciplinary artist (Florent Cousineau), a graduate architect (Alejandro Montero, Tergos ecological architecture and building) and a photographer (Cindy Diane Rheault, images ECOterre), was inspired by Le Grand cerf-volant (Éditions le vent qui vire, 1982) by Gilles Vigneault, to design a sculpture that evokes childhood, Earth, and hopes for a better world.

Author's biography:

Gilles Vigneault

Document(s):

Architecture en vers exhibition at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque

Architectures en vers, présentée dans le cadre de Montréal, ville de verre 2010

Table-ronde - Exposition “Architectures en vers” à la Grande Bibliothèque

Vers tissés serré

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:38:15 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

The Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Team

Artwork creator(s):

L'équipe Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux / The Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Team

Text author(s):

Beaulieu, Michel; Beausoleil, Claude; Brault, Jacques; Melançon, Robert; Brossard, Jacques; Caccia, Fulvio; Chamberland, Paul; D'amour, Stéphane; Miron, Gaston; Monette, Hélène; Nepveu, Pierre; Plourde, Danny; Théoret, France

Text author(s):

Beaulieu, Michel

Beausoleil, Claude

Brault, Jacques

Melançon, Robert

Brossard, Jacques

Caccia, Fulvio

Chamberland, Paul

D'amour, Stéphane

Miron, Gaston

Monette, Hélène

Nepveu, Pierre

Plourde, Danny

Théoret, France

Collaborator(s):

Campeau, Sylvain; La Maison de la poésie de Montréal

Installation year:

2010

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marie-Claude Langevin

Description:

Created by assembling hundreds of glass jars, the installation Vers tissés serré sends visitors on a poetic journey through Montreal, with help from words by Gaston Miron, Pierre Nepveu, Jacques Brault, Claude Beausoleil, Hélène Monette, Stéphane D’Amours, Paul Chamberland, Fulvio Caccia, Michel Beaulieu, Nicole Brossard, France Théoret and Danny Plourde. Each element distinguishes itself through the poetry it displays.

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Excerpt:

Montréal tu me perds Montréal c'est bien toi

dans ces rues dénudées dans des blocs de verre

ces images et des livres te contant des histoires

les faux sans fond d'une ruelle où nul ne va

plus loin c'est encore toi plus avant dans le vide

tu bâtis pauvre ville pauvre enfance infinie

Text theme:

Poetic Montreal journey, city

Artwork theme:

Urban density. The city.

Text reference:

Variables

Sans fin Montréal

Montréal, tu t'en vas

Il n'y a plus de chemin

Au petit matin

Montréal

Vue du mont

Dans l'abstraction proliférance urbaine

Le mal du pays

Temps linéaire

Mi-juillet

Villeray

Monologue de l'aliénation délirante

La femme qui dort dans le métro

Vers quelque (sommes nombreux à être seul)

History

History:

From May 18 to October 31, 2010, in the entrance hall of the Grande Bibliothèque, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) will be hosting the exhibition Architectures en vers, which consists of five architectural installations inspired by poetry. These installations were created by collectives of well-known and up-and-coming architects working with glass artists. The exhibition is presented as part of the “Montréal, 2010 City of Glass” program, under the direction of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors.

Event date(s):

2010

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

The Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Team (architects) is concerned with the issue of urban density. The city, when it shows true density, is a viable alternative to urban sprawl and can be perceived from the perspective of sustainable development.

Document(s):

Architecture en vers exhibition at Montreal's Grande Bibliothèque

Architectures en vers, présentée dans le cadre de Montréal, ville de verre 2010

Table-ronde - Exposition “Architectures en vers” à la Grande Bibliothèque

Silence-sieste-sommeil-songe-renaissance

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:50:47 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre

Artwork creator(s):

Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre

Text author(s):

Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre

Text author(s):

Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre

Installation year:

1994

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Marie-Lou Pelletier

Description:

The work consists of a modular painting on glass. The central element of the composition is the bed. Three orange beds are shown against a blue sky: the first is near a crescent moon, while the other two are less sharp and separated by a sun. In the top part of the composition, a series of bed fragments are painted in white on a black background. The set is divided by a wooden construction.

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Text of the artwork:

Silence Sieste Sommeil Songe Renaissance

Text theme:

Passing time

Artwork theme:

Birth and death

Dimensions

Height:

2.4m

Width:

3.4m

Other information

Note(s):

On the plate:

Le lit fait partie du mobilier de base d'un hôpital.
Mais aussi et surtout il est intimement lié
à notre existance toute entière.
Il est témoin de notre naissance et de notre mort :
il communique et absorbe la vie. Il est symbole
de "regénérescence" dans le sommeil et dans l'amour.
Au rythme des jours et nuits il nous accompagne
dans nos rêves.

Owner(s):

Centre hospitalier régional de la Mauricie

Ce toit tranquille où marchent des petits oiseaux

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:23:23 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Purdy, Richard

Artwork creator(s):

Purdy, Richard

Text author(s):

Savard, Félix-Antoine

Text author(s):

Savard, Félix-Antoine

Collaborator(s):

Atelier Silex

Installation year:

2004

Artwork description

Source: Richard Purdy (2010). Richard Purdy oeuvres. (http://www.richardpurdy.ca/index2.php?lang=en)

Description:

A sculpture in the shape of roofs with little bronze birds. Text is written on the glass of the dormer windows, as if someone had scribbled something with their finger on the frosty glass.

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Text of the artwork:

Inscription 1:

Ville des soirs anciens

Ville des soirs anciens, paisible ville,
Décente, recueillie, causant à demi voix,
À l'heure où dans la nef et l'or des soirs tranquilles
Semblaient se replier sur eux-mêmes les toits!

Ayant tinté le glas d'un autre jour enfui,
Quelques cloches, au deuil entremêlant l'espoir,
Parlaient alors à l'âme apeurée par la nuit
De choses par delà l'or brunissant du soir

Inscription 2:

Et bientôt tout entrait dans un calme pareil
À quelque consolante et lointaine harmonie
Tandis que, sans troubler le rythme du sommeil,
De beaux songes passaient sur ma ville endormie,
Ville de mon enfance, aux si douces musiques,
Vers ce même or des soirs paisibles d'autrefois,
On entend de partout monter des chants lubriques.

Inscription 3:

Si calme, ce lac!

si pures, ces eaux!

si neufs, ces bords!

où, durant mon sommeil,

Dieu

a purifié, restauré

toute chose.

Inscription 4:

Ce
toit
tranquille
où marchent des
petits oiseaux

Text theme:

Birds, roofs, stillness and tranquillity

Artwork theme:

The project is invested with a memory of the original houses. The installation forms a dialogue with the inhabited houses surrounding the retirement home, allowing the residents to truly feel at home. Making optimal use of the numerous viewpoints onto the neighbourhood, the sculpture creates a link between the environment of the retirement home (interior) and that of its neighbourhood (exterior), in ways that are at once metaphorical, symbolic, spiritual and emotional.

Dimensions

Height:

2.74m

Width:

2.75m

Depth:

1.27 m

Other information

Note(s):

The artist found a handwritten copy of the poem and it was reproduced as is in the artwork, a perfect imitation of Félix-Antoine Savard's handwriting.

Text from Le choix de Félix-Antoine Savard, Aux marges du silence

Artist's biography:

Richard Purdy

Author's biography:

Félix-Antoine Savard

Owner(s):

Foyer du Clermont

Document(s):

Richard Purdy- art public 2000-2009

Autres lieux de passage et lieux d'arrêt

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:23:32 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Gagné, Caroline

Artwork creator(s):

Gagné, Caroline

Text author(s):

Pedestrians

Text author(s):

Public

Installation year:

2003

Artwork description

Source: Caroline Gagné (2008). Caroline Gagné. (http://www.carolinegagne.ca/iiix/oeuvres/details/?id=oeuvres&k=7)

Description:

24 plates have been moulded into the gullies that are created by ground erosion (through the movements of pedestrians). The sentences on the plates are taken from conversations with the pedestrians.

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Text of the artwork:

Je viens ici avec une amie. On apporte un sac de peanuts.
Les écureuils viennent les prendre dans notre main.

Je suis allée qu'une seule fois, avec
ma première blonde.
C'est un beau souvenir, on chantait

Des arbres vraiment spéciaux, sont là bas,
je ne sais pas qui
les a plantés là
ou s'ils y étaient déjà

Beaucoup de gens m'ont
parlé de la fanfare

Il y avait des grands ormes qu'on a dû abattre à cause d'une maladie

Je t'ai
toujours
traversée
depuis que je suis
petite
car j'allais à l'école,
proche

Il y avait beaucoup de fleur et
aussi des animaux
Les paons étaient l'admiration

C'est l'fun faire du
vélo ici,
surtout depuis que l'asphalte
a été refait de ce côté

Text theme:

Memories, experiences, memory

Artwork theme:

This installation highlights our connection to erosion - that normal, everyday wear and tear that we inflict to the urban landscape. It testifies of these imperceptible transformations brought about over time because of erosion, and of the way passing time also transforms memories.

History

History:

Project: Terrains d’entente is part of the "Supra Rural" residency program (14 projects from 1999 to 2002), which focused on movement to reveal an element of the urban experience.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Caroline Gagné is interested in urban landscape truisms and types, particularly the idea of erosion, whether it is linked to the environment, to everyday objects or to the connection we have to them.

She works on site-specific projects, either located in public places (a park, a familiar building) or refering to these places in the context of indoor exhibitions or Web projects. An observer of all those anonymous and banal gestures that ponctuate city life, Caroline explores the notions of fragility and absence through a delicate use of everyday materials and objects that may seem mundane but that were in fact chosen for their significant connection to the world.

Artist's biography:

Caroline Gagné

Source:

caroline@carolinegagne.ca

Document(s):

Terrains d'entente, 2002-2003

Perennials

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:29:22 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Steinman, Barbara

Artwork creator(s):

Steinman, Barbara

Text author(s):

Steinman, Barbara

Text author(s):

Steinman, Barbara

Installation year:

1997

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

A semi-circle of shattered glass screens with etched leaves is visible from the street and lit at night. In the courtyard is a 4,500 sq. ft. leaf-shaped pool; situated around it are black granite seats with a word carved into each like the title of a botanical drawing. The leaf pool is visible in it's entirety from the office suites above.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Transplanted

Wild

Perennial

Seasonal

Uprooted

Cultivated

Hybrid

Text theme:

The interactions of humans and plants in wild and urban environments

Artwork theme:

Nature, the city.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

"Chance, timing and planning have brought the cultivation of new plants, residents, architecture and even art to the city of Vancouver. Perennials is a sculptural overlay, a botanical metaphor for the constant shifts in natural and cultural landscapes and for the fragility of their survival."

Source: City of Vancouver (2008). Public Art Registry.

http://vancouver.ca/publicart_wac/publicart.exe/indiv_artwork?pnRegistry_No=218

Artist's biography:

Barbara Steinman

Owner(s):

Concord Pacific Group Inc.

Source:

Document(s):

City of Vancouver Public Art Walk : Downtown Shoreline

Public Art in Vancouver. Angels Among Lions

All Our Knowledge Has its Origins in Our Perceptions

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:16:03 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Baxter, Brain; Olynyk, Markian

Artwork creator(s):

Baxter, Brain

Olynyk, Markian

Text author(s):

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Text author(s):

Da Vinci, Leonardo

Installation year:

1995

Artwork description

Source : Photo transmited by Marc André Brouillette

Description:

Abstract mural made of three circles and several geometric forms. A quote from Leonardo da Vinci appears at the top.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

All Our Knowledge Has Its Origins In Our Perceptions

Text theme:

Our perception is defined as the process by which the sensory stimulation gained through sight, sound, smell, taste, feel and movement is translated into an understandable experience.

Artwork theme:

Challenges the viewer's perceptions by making references to the mysteries of the mind and of the universe, and to the search for truth.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

"A library is an ordered resource for accessing information to further one's knowledge and to enhance one's learning. The route taken to that information can guide the thought process and determine the end conclusions. Leonardo realized this a few centuries ago; Our concept is to challenge users of the facility to rethink their thought processes. The most opportune time to accomplish this is before entering the Library - confronting the viewer by having them walk through the piece - and perhaps encouraging them to leave their previous perceptions at the door. The format in presenting the concept is another Leonardo da Vinci exercise - a geometric discovery of form, mathematics and order. Our interpretation of the exercise challenges the viewer's perceptions: first, by engaging the individual in a visual puzzle that defines the various elements of the geometry in a manner that also juggles their perceptions; and secondly, by making visual references to the cosmos that will take the viewer beyond the physical piece to consider the mysteries of the mind, universe, and of course, the search for truth. In locating the piece at, and as the entrance, it emphasizes Public Art as a functioning component of life and architecture - the concept challenging one's thought process and the physical statement aiding in the flow and function of the ordered architecture."

Source: City of Vancouver (2008). Public Art Registry.

http://vancouver.ca/publicart_wac/publicart.exe/indiv_artwork?pnRegistry_No=204

Artist's biography:

Markian Olynyk

Author's biography:

Leonardo da Vinci

Owner(s):

City of Vancouver

Architect(s):

Roger Hughes and Partners

Document(s):

Public Art in Vancouver. Angels Among Lions

Arboreus, after Rodchenko

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:21:22 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Metz, Jacqueline; Chew, Nancy

Artwork creator(s):

Metz, Jacqueline

Chew, Nancy

Text author(s):

Luis Borges, Jorge

Text author(s):

Luis Borges, Jorge

Installation year:

2008

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Jacqueline Metz & Nancy Chew

Description:

A 43’ high glass and glulam installation marks a public plaza and is visible from the library and all approaches. The glass has an abstracted, lifesize image of a cedar tree. Framed by this sculpture, and set on the concrete wall behind, is a text installation which interprets the meaning of the imagery - the two are read together.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

The original is unfaithful to the translation.
Jorge Luis Borges

Text theme:

Expression of the idea that culture and language evolve, always in reference to an earlier version, always becoming something else.

Artwork theme:

Arboreus is informed by the imagery of a giant cedar - a reference to the tree of knowledge, the historic logging industry of Lynn Valley, and the local forested landscape.

Dimensions

Height:

13.1m

Other information

Note(s):

Although the image appears to be a magnificent old grown cedar, lifesize, it is an abstraction, transformed in various ways (including scale, digital manipulation, media, transparency, sitting within an urban context) of an iconic historical photo: Pine Tree, Alexander Rodchenko, 1925.

A further use of text is the latin phrase layered over the image: the scientific name for the Western Red Cedar, Cupressaceae Thuja plicata - a mislabelling.

Artist's biography:

Metz & Chew

Author's biography:

Jorge Luis Borges

Document(s):

Art for art's sake

Inhale

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:55:41 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Artwork creator(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Text author(s):

Kerr, Katherine

Installation year:

2003

Remarks on location:

SkyTrain, Millenium Line; intersects with Lougheed Highway

Artwork description

Source : Katherine Kerr (2005) Portfolio. Public Art Projects. Inhale.(http://www.katherinekerrpublicart.com/)

Description:

Inhale consists of 15 laminated and tempered glass panes and ceramic frit, treated with sandblast and acid etch. An intimate and ephemeral installation which sifts breath, site and story in translucent overlays. Two text layers distilled from experiential on-site recordings interplay with the etchings.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

(Imcomplete)

GATHER

GASP

Artwork theme:

Experiential on-site recordings interplay with the etchings

Dimensions

Other information

Artist's biography:

Katherine Kerr

Architect(s):

Architectura with Walter Francl of RTPO

Source:

Katherine Kerr P.O. Box 507, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0 Tél : 604-898-3536 fax : 604-898-3599 Courriel : kekerr@telus.net Site web : www.katherinekerrpublicart.com BC Transit, Vancouver Regional Transit System (Corporate Office) 520 Gorge Road East Victoria, BC, V8W 2P3 Phone: 250-385-2551 (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Fax: 250-995-5639 TransLink Head Office Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm 1600 - 4720 Kingsway Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 (604) 453-4500 SkyTrain Head Office 6800 14th Ave Burnaby, BC V3N 4S7 T: 604.520.3641

Document(s):

Portfolio. Public Art Projects

The River

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:47:08 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Artwork creator(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Text author(s):

Williams, Blake

Installation year:

2005

Remarks on location:

Located just outside the entryway

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Blake Williams

Description:

The River is bench, it's a place to meet and it tells stories of the life-stream of Richmond. Through a sprinkling of text and photographs it paints a picture of the geographical origins of the Fraser and it tells tales of early pioneers, development of the city, ethnic changes and the struggle for sustainability. It is located just outside the entryway to the Thompson Community Centre.

A concrete form clad in ceramic tile and glass mosaic with acid etched or polished coloured concrete surfaces. The form represents the middle arm of the Fraser River plus the Fraser River as a whole, its winding route through the province that culminates with its path through Richmond. This form sits on a base of exposed aggregate. Some of the existing large rocks and boulders were retained and in these areas plants that reference the original design were planted.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text theme:

History, traditional Native use and geographical origins of the Fraser river; tales of early pioneers, development of the city, ethnic changes; industry and sustainable development; myth; recreation; pollution; fishing and sustainability.

Artwork theme:

History of the Fraser river

History

History:

The community artwork was sponsored by the Thompson Community Association and the City of Richmond.

Dimensions

Height:

0.45m

Width:

0.18m

Depth:

0.45 m

Other information

Artist's biography:

Blake Williams

Document(s):

Public Art : The River

Public Art Locations. Thompson Community Centre

Quelques pages d'histoire...

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:13:14 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Mathieu, Élisabeth

Artwork creator(s):

Mathieu, Élisabeth

Text author(s):

Godin, Gérald

Text author(s):

Godin, Gérald

Installation year:

2009

Remarks on location:

In front of the Centre culturel Pauline-Julien

Artwork description

Source: Élisabeth Mathieu (2009). Elisabeth Mathieu. (http://sites.rapidus.net/elmathieu/)

Description:

The artwork represents a large, open book about nature and art. It marks the importance of remembering artists and offers an overview of different types of art. An excerpt of a poem by Gérald Godin, Cantos, appears on the cover page. It evokes memorable moments of city life and speaks of the passage of time. It also illustrates human beings' attachment for dogs. Two dogs appear in the work. A strip of color made of colored glass also pierces the pages of the book like a film or photographic negative. This refers to the colourful elements that arts bring to the city.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Excerpt from a poem by Gérald Godin, Cantos

Text theme:

Evokes some lovely moments of city life and speaks of the passage of time. It also illustrates human beings' attachment for dogs.

Artwork theme:

The artwork evokes the colourful elements that arts bring to the city, while acknowledging the contribution of artists to the cultural richness of the city.

History

History:

The work was commissioned to commemorate the title of Cultural Capital of Canada that was given to the city of Trois-Rivières in 2009.

Dimensions

Height:

3.65m

Other information

Note(s):

The sculpture is the first monumental work carried out under the Policy for public art at the city of Trois-Rivières.

Artist's biography:

Élisabeth Mathieu

Étendre nos ailes tout autour du nid

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:11:54 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Riverin, Agnès

Artwork creator(s):

Riverin, Agnès

Text author(s):

Riverin, Agnès

Text author(s):

Riverin, Agnès

Installation year:

2003

Remarks on location:

The artwork is spread out over three floors

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Agnès Riverin

Description:

On the ground floor, round and square pictorial artworks as well as a few birds constitute the signage to the next floors.

Level 1:

The square shape represents the idea of home. Pictorial works show luminous clouds, an ethereal sky, reflections on water or the sea. Aluminium squares featuring an engraved poem are also inlcuded and a pictorial work runs along a glass box that houses a bird's nest.

Level 2:

Round paintings and aluminium circles featuring an engraved poem run along the corridors.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Marcher

en lisière du ciel

jusqu'à ce point précis

où tout bascule

S'accrocher à la pointe d'une étoile

Écouter les chants aériens

qui d'instinct

s'installent alentour

Avec seulement nos bras

se métamorphoser

le coeur au bout des yeux

apprendre à voler

Retenir le souffle

et repeindre nos souvenirs

d'un peu de lumière

Dans l'espace tranquille

reconnaître la joie

sous la poussière fine

refaire les gestes familiers

aimer au-delà de tout

Loin sous la voûte nuageuse

investir le ciel

rompre au silence quotidien

laisser là les éclats

Espérer

lorsque

le ciel déborde

à la limite

de nos peurs

malgré

tout ce qui crie

sans renoncer

étendre

nos ailes

tout autour du nid

Text theme:

Hope, family, courage and love

Artwork theme:

Surpassing oneself, freedom, inner warmth, family, hope, family spirit, courage and love, travel

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

"The poem introduces the space of dream and, gradually, the reader turns into a bird": Agnès Riverin.
The artist had the mandate of creating a journey in the corridors of the first and second floors. The artwork also had to include signage. The square was chosen for the first floor and the circle, for the second floor.

Conversation with the artist, July 2009

Artist's biography:

Agnès Riverin

L'arbre de la connaissance

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:18:06 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Lemieux, Lisette

Artwork creator(s):

Lemieux, Lisette

Text author(s):

Lemieux, Lisette

Text author(s):

Lemieux, Lisette

Installation year:

2005

Remarks on location:

Windows in the waiting room of the emergency

Artwork description

Source: MCCCQ (2008). Intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement. Bilan 2004-2007. Québec: MCCCQ

Source: MCCCQ (2008). Intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement. Bilan 2004-2007. Québec: MCCQ

Description:

Built around the presence of an architectural element embedded in the middle of a series of windows, the artwork represents the deployment of a tree. The tree spreads out horizontally into seven sections that occupy the upper windows. Two sheets of glass enclose letter-shaped cookie cutters that are distributed randomly.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Letters

Text theme:

Knowledge

Artwork theme:

Roots, vertical positioning, the blossoming of the upper part, but also memory and traces of passing time.

Dimensions

Other information

Owner(s):

City of Québec

Architect(s):

Galienne, Moisan/Ramoisy, Tremblay (architects)

Document(s):

Intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement. Bilan 2004-2007

Dans l'oeil de ce monde

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:26:36 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Mathieu, Marie-Christiane

Artwork creator(s):

Mathieu, Marie-Christiane

Text author(s):

Mathieu, Marie-Christiane

Text author(s):

Mathieu, Marie-Christiane

Installation year:

2007

Remarks on location:

At the junction between the old and the new buildings

Artwork description

Source: Marie-Christiane Mathieu (2008). Nous. (http://www.ontogenetic.org/ste-justine/index.html)

Description:

A totem pole is topped by a leafy cabin in which a hare may be living. The artwork is made up of four components: a totem pole, a cabin, a tortoise and a hare. Each element carries its own story. The totem pole connects heaven and earth. The cabin, like a treehouse, is the perfect hiding place for any child. A strong and patient tortoise inhabits this place along with a nervous hare who is always ready to jump around. The names of 600 children who have been treated in this pavilion are engraved on the totem pole.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Ah! lui dit le lièvre

combien de temps

faut-il pour se rendre

jusque-là?

Il n'est pas question

de se presser, dit la

tortue, l'important est

d'y arriver ensemble

Text theme:

Patience, vitality and fear; narratives of the various stories that parents and children will tell each other as they await treatment.

Artwork theme:

Fear, patience, perseverance and the determination experienced by those affected by disease.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

A very long time ago - I would say in the time of totem poles and roaming wildlife, well before the arrival of the White Man -, a small hare lived in the eye of the world. It is unclear how or by what curse, he suddenly found himself at the very top of a pole, in a high-perched cabin...

Marie-Christiane Mathieu (2008). Nous. <http://www.ontogenetic.org/ste-justine/index.html>

Artist's biography:

Marie-Christiane Mathieu

Architect(s):

Yelle Maillé Birtz Bastien Beaudoin Laforest (Architects)

Document(s):

Intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement. Bilan 2004-2007

Convergences

Marie-Claude Langevin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:23:28 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Vincent, Bill (William)

Artwork creator(s):

Vincent, Bill (William)

Text author(s):

Vincent, Bill (William)

Text author(s):

Vincent, Bill (William)

Installation year:

2005

Artwork description

Source: Bill Vincent (2009). Art public. (http://www.pagede.com/artistes/vincent_bill/artpublic_BillVincent.htm)

Description:

The artwork is located at the apex of the library's main traffic area. It reveals a dandelion head on which was superimposed a reconstituted map of old Charlesbourg in different eras.

The number 21 (for 21 degrees) is the extension of a blue neon line and indicates the cutting angle of the original subdivision's institutional core.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text theme:

Links territorial and plant morphologies as a metaphor for life and knowledge as they sow, take root and grow in a given place, in a given spirit

Artwork theme:

The cumulative traces of human activity stamped on Charlesbourg's urban landscape. The plant-life theme recalls the greenery on the roof and the flight of the dandelion seeds in all directions expresses the dissemination of knowledge, an appropriate symbol for an intellectual and cultural source such as the Charlesbourg library.

Dimensions

Height:

Other information

Artist's biography:

Bill Vincent

Architect(s):

Croft Pelletier architectes

Document(s):

Intégration des arts à l'architecture et à l'environnement. Bilan 2004-2007

Le pissenlit géant de Bill Vincent