An amorphous, inorganic substance made by fusing silica (silicon dioxide) with a basic oxide; generally transparent but often translucent or opaque. Its characteristic properties are its hardness and rigidity at ordinary temperatures, its capacity for plastic working at elevated temperatures, and its resistance to weathering and to most chemicals except hydrofluoric acid.
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 em
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Artwork creator(s):
Cassidy, Melanie; Filimowicz, Michael; Marks, Brady; Pasquier, Philippe
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, cl
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Artwork creator(s):
Curry, Gwen
Group of five wooden beams with glass panels. Inside the toppled beams, text is written on the glass panels.
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Artwork creator(s):
Atelier Pierre Thibault
Installation and intervention ,
Sculpture ,
Temporary,
Interior,
Culture,
Event,
Excerpt,
Linear,
Architecture en vers,
Glass,
Wood,
Woven fabric
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 th
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Artwork creator(s):
Pelletier, Éric
Installation and intervention ,
Sculpture ,
Temporary,
Interior,
Culture,
Event,
Excerpt,
Linear,
Tribute,
Architecture en vers,
Copper,
Glass,
Wood,
Cardboard
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 c
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Artwork creator(s):
Bergeron, Suzanne
Installation and intervention ,
Sculpture ,
Temporary,
Interior,
Culture,
Event,
Linear,
Tribute,
Architecture en vers,
Aluminum,
Glass,
Linoleum,
Wood
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
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Artwork creator(s):
Collectif C-M-R
Installation and intervention ,
Sculpture ,
Temporary,
Interior,
Culture,
Event,
Excerpt,
Random,
Architecture en vers,
Glass,
Photograph
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 Braul
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Artwork creator(s):
The Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Team
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
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Artwork creator(s):
Gaudreau, Jean-Pierre
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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Artwork creator(s):
Purdy, Richard
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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Artwork creator(s):
Gagné, Caroline
