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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.

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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

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Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:32:59 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Vaillancourt, Armand

Artwork creator(s):

Vaillancourt, Armand

Text author(s):

Vaillancourt, Armand

Text author(s):

Vaillancourt, Armand

Installation year:

1984

Remarks on location:

The work appears on the six doors to room 407-C.

Artwork description

Description:

The work consists of six panels that are used as doors. Each contains seven partially superimposed vertical boards. Their black surfaces feature carved text (a total of 2,200 letters) reproducing a letter written by Vaillancourt to a woman named Paule. Six resin-molded feet are featured as door handles.

History

History:

The work was completed in 1983.

Dimensions

Height:

2.4m

Width:

7.2m

Depth:

2.5 m

Other information

Owner(s):

Palais de Congrès de Montréal

Architect(s):

P.L.L.L

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Resin

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