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Legacy

Nicole Dextras, Legacy, 2009Nicole Dextras, Legacy, 2009
Outdoor installation on the Yukon river in 2009. Moulds were made out of wood and set out on the river. Water was pumped into the moulds from holes made in the icy river's surface. They were left to f [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2009

Les Aveux

Marc Larochelle, Les Aveux, 2000. © Michel Dubreuil
Nine bed frames are hoisted up on two masts. Shortened texts revealing hidden and troubling memories are engraved on the beds. These are secrets that people wanted to reveal to the artist, who had put [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Larochelle, Marc
Installation year: 
2000

Les Écritures d’eau

Pierre Bourgault, Les écritures d'eau, 1986Pierre Bourgault, Les écritures d'eau, 1986
The work consists of white painted wooden boards, linked end to end by two yellow polypropylene ropes and kept at the bottom of the river with boat anchors. The sculpture initially looked like a giant [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bourgault, Pierre
Installation year: 
1986

Les Noms

Nicole Dextras, Les Noms, 2009Nicole Dextras, Les Noms, 2009Nicole Dextras, Les Noms, 2009
Names made of ice were installed in front of the Dawson City Museum in the Yukon. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2009

Les oiseaux-poèmes

Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005Nicole Vigneault, Parc oiseaux-poèmes, 2005
In L’oiseau-poème, a seagull and a bridge remember the proximity of the River and the existence of various bridges, from covered bridges to Laviolette Bridge. With its up-swing, the latter is a s [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneault, Nicole
Installation year: 
2005

Lieu de force

Pierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQPierre Leblanc, Lieu de force, 2002. ©  MCCCQ
Sculptural grouping consisting in four small components on which architectural motifs appear - volutes, banister, railing. Two larger components are also installed. A leafy tree and a samara are embed [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Leblanc, Pierre
Installation year: 
2002

Lingua Aqua

Michael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua AquaMichael Filimowicz, Melanie Cassidy, Philippe Pasquier, Brady Marks, Lingua Aqua
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 [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Cassidy, Melanie; Filimowicz, Michael; Marks, Brady; Pasquier, Philippe
Installation year: 
2009

Literalists of the Imagination

Susan Schelle, Literalists of the Imagination, 1988
Three cast concrete Italian-style benches serve as a framing device for an image of a 16th century fountain projected onto a sheet of clear plexiglass. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Schelle, Susan
Installation year: 
1988

Locus

Lyla Rye, Locus, 2002Lyla Rye, Locus, 2002Lyla Rye, Locus, 2002. © Lyla Rye
The juniper bush is a symbol of rejuvenation in fairy tales. Walking around, one can read the handwritten text cut into a black rubber ring encircling a juniper bush. The text is based upon a conversa [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Rye, Lyla
Installation year: 
2002

Lost Streams of Kitsilano

Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994
Sixteen in-ground markers and four above-ground markers are installed along the paths of four historical streams that once existed in Kitsilano. Each of the in-ground markers has the words LOST STREAM [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Penner Bancroft, Marion
Installation year: 
1994

Louis J. Robichaud Monument

Luc Charette, Monument Louis J. Robichaud, 2007
The structure is made up of two main masses, erected side by side and supporting each other: it illustrates duality and equality, and is a reminder of Louis Robichaud’s fight against inequality and in [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Charette, Luc
Installation year: 
2007

L’énigme de la générale

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, L'énigme de la générale, 1988. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, L'énigme de la générale, 1988. © Rose-Marie E. Goulet
 Sculptural montage consisting of a series of stained-glass panels and components that are inserted between the mullions of the old windows and on the walls of the three protruding vestibules tha [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1988

Maison

Jean-Yves Vigneau, Maison,1992Jean-Yves Vigneau, Maison,1992
Outside: a reproduction of a house and a fence.Inside the prison: a steel wall echoes the design of the house. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
1992

Make West

Bill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
The piece can be found along the foundation of the building, on the waterfront walkway between Nicola and Cardero Streets. It is made of stones, plaques and objects cast in bronze that refer to the hi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pechet, Bill; Robb, Stephanie
Installation year: 
1997

Making the Scene

David Kramer, Making the Scene, 1999
Sculpture shaped in neon sign. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Kramer, David
Installation year: 
1999