Les sept étapes de la médecine

Marie-Claude Langevin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:51:48 +0000

Artwork identification

Alternate title:

Les différentes phases de la médecine

Artwork creator(s):

Garant, André

Artwork creator(s):

Garant, André

Text author(s):

Garant, André

Text author(s):

Garant, André

Installation year:

1957

Remarks on location:

Text: On the splayings of the North and South abutments of the #1 portal to Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry (façade).

Mosaic: On the tympanum of the #1 portal to Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry (façade).

Artwork description

Source: U. Laval (2008) L'art public sur le campus de l'Université Laval. Québec: Université Laval. (http://www.art.ulaval.ca/)

Description:

The mosaic represents the evolution of medicine, from the origins to modern times, as an extension of its pursuit and application in hospitals, with reference to the theoretical and practical activities of the medical complex at Université Laval.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Text of the artwork:

Inscription 1:

Par Apollon le médecin
et par Esculape, par Hygie
et Panacée, par tous les
dieux et déesses que je
fais mes juges, je jure
que je tiendrai mon
serment tant que jugement
et discernement seront
mon apanage: j'estimerai
à l'égal de mes parents
celui qui m'a enseigné
son art; il sera mon
associé dans la vie, et
s'il tombe dans le besoin,
je partagerai avec lui
mes moyens d'existence.
Je regarderai ses fils
comme mes frères et s'ils
désirent l'apprendre, je
leur enseignerai cet art
sans charges ou conditions.
J'instruirai par des
règles, par des entretiens
et tous les moyens
possibles, mes fils, les
fils de celui qui m'a
formé, et les disciples
qui se sont engagés
par serment et par
contrat à respecter les
lois de la médecine à
l'exclusion de toute autre
personne.
Je prescrirai, le régime
qui, d'après ma science
et ma raison, sert au
bénéfice des malades,
les garde du mal et
des choses nuisibles...

Inscription 2:

...À aucun ne donnerai-je une
drogue mortelle, même s'il
la demande, ou n'offrirai-je
un conseil dans ce sens.
À aucune femme, non plus, ne
donnerai-je un médicament
destructeur, mais, innocentes
et saintes, garderai-je ma
vie et ma profession.
Je n'opérerai personne de
la pierre m'effaçant devant
ceux qui ont l'habitude de
soigner cette maladie.
Dans quelque maison que
j'entre, ce sera pour le
bénéfice des malades.
Je m'abstiendrai de tout
mal volontaire, de toute
corruption, de toutes
relations interdites avec
les femmes, les affranchis
ou les esclaves.
Je garderai le silence sur
le secret des familles, et
sur toutes les choses que
je pourrai apprendre dans
l'exercice de ma profession,
les considérant indignes
d'être révélées.
Et maintenant, si
j'accomplis ce serment,
puissent les fruits de la
vie et de l'art m'être
dispensés, puisse-je être
honoré de tous les hommes,
de tous les temps, et
que le contraire arrive,
si je viole mon serment
et que je suis parjure.

Text theme:

The inscription shows the Hippocratic Oath. This is a text offering a moral or ethical framework for the practice of medicine.

Artwork theme:

Medicine

Dimensions

Height:

1.83m

Width:

17.68m

Other information

Artist's biography:

André Garant

Owner(s):

University Laval

Document(s):

L'art public sur le campus de l'Université Laval.

Circle of Words, Garden of Thought

Marie-Claude Langevin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:06:55 +0000

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s):

Covit, Linda

Artwork creator(s):

Covit, Linda

Text author(s):

Covit, Linda

Text author(s):

Covit, Linda

Installation year:

2002

Remarks on location:

Some of the boulders (with writing) were placed within the circle, others were placed through the grounds.

Artwork description

Source: Photo provided by Linda Covit

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillettee

Source: Photo provided by Marc André Brouillette

Source: Photo provided by Linda Covit

Description:

The main component, a wide stone bench, traces a sixty-foot-long arc. The circular movement is reinforced by a stand of light columns and an arc of birch trees along the outside curve of the bench. Narrow lengths of granite, alternating with bands of river stones, form a footpath into the circle.

Mention(s) légale(s) des illustrations:

Photo credits:

Remarks on image:

Image 1: overview, side view Image 2: An overview

Text of the artwork:

heritage

community

trust

friendship

unity

caring

gathering

peace

nurture

diversity

neighbourhood

embrace

belonging

home

traditions

memory

support

harmony

Artwork theme:

Community

History

History:

A shootout took place in 1999. In response, the City Council adopted a strategy and decided to initiate the Jane-Finch community.
March-October 2000: Board establishes fund $150,000 for the creation of a public work of art to encourage community spirit, celebrate cultural diversity and to serve as a meeting place for members of the Jane-Finch community. Following a public consultation, a steering committee, comprised of residents and officials, chose the site of the Driftwood Community Center for the artwork in progress.
On October 12, 2000, Linda Covit was announced as the winner of theJane-Finch Public Art Competition.
The final design of the work occured in the winter of 2000.
The project began in October 2001.
Trees are planted on the site in spring 2002.
The artwork was inaugurated on June 8, 2002, at the Driftwood Community Center.

Dimensions

Other information

Note(s):

"This commission by the City of Toronto (Canada) is installed on the grounds of a community centre in an economically disadvantaged, multicultural neighbourhood. Among other themes developed in consultation with the community, the artwork was expected to create an outside meeting place. My installation sculpts a three-dimensional space to encourage interaction between people. The main component, a wide stone bench, traces a sixty-foot-long arc. The circular movement is reinforced by a stand of light columns and an arc of birch trees along the outside curve of the bench. Narrow lengths of granite, alternating with bands of river stones, form a footpath into the circle. Each granite piece is incised with a thin channel to collect rain or snow. On dry days, the shadowed dark lines evoke the ephemeral liquid lines. Small boulders engraved with words – such as heritage, trust, friendship, gathering – are scattered within this circle, and extend outwards through the adjacent wooded grounds."

- Conversation with artist

• The words were chosen with the contribution of the Driftwood Community Centre.

Artist's biography:

Linda Covit

Owner(s):

City of Toronto

Source:

1. Linda CovitPhone: 514 - 890 - 6243 Fax: 514 - 890 - 6120 Email: lcovit@hotmail.com2. Sarah LougheedConservator Outdoor Public ArtCity of TorontoCulture Division55 John Street24th floor, Metro HallToronto, Ontario M5V 3C6t -416-392-4218 f- 416- 392-3355

Document(s):

D’un septembre à l’autre. From One September to Another

City of Toronto celebrates public art in the Jane-Finch area

City of Toronto unveils Jane-Finch community art project

Linda Covit

Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien - Limestone

Les sept étapes de la médecine

Inscription 1:

Inscription 2:

Circle of Words, Garden of Thought