Ayarak

Marie-Claude Langevin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:42:37 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Bourgault, Pierre

Artwork creator(s):

Bourgault, Pierre

Text author(s):

Bourgault, Pierre

Text author(s):

Bourgault, Pierre

Collaborator(s):

Bourgault, Maxime; Bourgault, Che; Riopelle, Jean-Paul

Installation year:

1999

Remarks on location:

The first sculpture is located in the lobby of the building, the second is located near the elevators.

Artwork description

Source: Saint-Jérôme (2009).Circuit d'art public de Saint-Jérôme. (http://www.d4m.com/soluss/musee/web/document/Circuit_web.pdf)

Source: Pierre Bourgault (2008). Pierre Bourgault artiste. (http://pierrebourgault.org/index.php)

Description:

Sculpture consisting of two elements reproducing on a large scale the specific motifs of an Inuit string game and of a brass inlay work installed in the floor's surface. In the Inuit language, the word "Ayarak" means string. Its two ends are tied together and used to make different figures.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Le Renard l'emporte, le suit à la trace

Ce qui ressemble à un nuage

Artwork theme:

The artwork expresses socialization, opposition, complementarity, diversity and all that binds us together.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

The didactic panels in the waiting room aim to familiarize people passing through this location with the tradition of these string games.

Artist's biography:

Pierre Bourgault

Owner(s):

Palais de justice de Saint-Jérôme

Architect(s):

Birtz, Côté, St-Gelais, Maillé (Architects)

Derrière chez nous se dresse un champ au coeur duquel...

Marie-Claude Langevin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:20:37 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Pelletier, Annie

Artwork creator(s):

Pelletier, Annie

Text author(s):

Pelletier, Annie

Text author(s):

Pelletier, Annie

Installation year:

2006

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Annie Pelletier

Description:

Twelve columns are arranged randomly. Text and sculptures of miniature chairs are integrated into them.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Excerpts from library books

Text theme:

Text becomes an element that transports the viewer into the world of reading

Artwork theme:

The natural environment of the Mauricie region

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

Simulating the action of entering into what the artist calls "a path bordered by the world of possibilities", the twelve columns are arranged randomly and gradually reveal their hidden sides as well as a variety of materials, textures and colours.
This installation suggests that this is a space where people, users of the site, are transported to the heart of a world of possibilities. At once shrine and imaginary forest, the artwork unfolds in space, inviting visitors to wander through the various worlds being expressed.

Conversation with the artist in 2009

Artist's biography:

Annie Pelletier Sculpteur

Architect(s):

Jean-Louis Déry (Architects)

Source:

Annie Pelletier, 110, rue Parc des Anglais, Québec, QC G8T 4M5 Téléphone et télécopieur : 819 370-1676 Courriel : anniepelletier69@hotmail.com

Document(s):

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

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Varnish

Ayarak

Derrière chez nous se dresse un champ au coeur duquel...

Excerpts from library books