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Any of a large group of materials of high molecular weight that usually contain as the essential ingredient a synthetic or semisynthetic organic substance made by polymerization or condensation (as polystyrene or a phenol-formaldehyde resin) or derived from a natural material by chemical treatment (as nitrocellulose from cellulose), that are molded, cast, extruded, drawn, or laminated under various conditions into objects of all sizes and shapes including films and filaments.

L’Île perdue et retrouvée

Jean-Yves Vigneau, L’Île perdue et retrouvée, 2000
The word "Île" ("island") is laid out on the surface of the water. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
2000

Une odeur de luxe

Mark Lewis, Une odeur de luxe, 1990Mark Lewis, Une odeur de luxe, 1990
"Odour-spraying" devices were installed in the airport toilets. In the men's room, the devices offered fragrances for women; in the women's room, fragrances for men. Text written in vinyl letters had [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lewis, Mark
Installation year: 
1990

Le feu du dedans

Manon Fafard, Le feu du dedans, 1998. © Pascale Beaudet
The artwork consists of 24 mini houses attached to the walls of a room. They are all painted red and in different sizes. The houses are inspired from houses neighboring the school and offer a silhouet [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Installation year: 
1998

Pièces et accessoires pour alléger la route et Hommage à un nid-de-poule

Claudine Cotton, Pièces et accessoires pour alléger la route, 2005. © Ville de TClaudine Cotton, Pièces et accessoires pour alléger la route, 2005
At the height of the first steps of a staircase, a bronze sculpture representing a surfbird is installed. Its legs rest on two metallic strips attached to the ground. Short and slightly tilted, the fi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cotton, Claudine
Installation year: 
2005
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