Research in artworks: Audiovisual

Mémoire

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Mémoire, 1994
A hologram is installed in a pit in the floor. The holographic image shows three types of signs representative of the languages used by humans throughout history: the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt, a [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
1994

Mémoire des lieux

Normand Forget, Mémoires des lieux, 1992Normand Forget, Mémoires des lieux, 1992. © Suzanne Joly
Two fake windows and moldings of architectural elements of the 1892 building are installed on the ceiling. Behind this construction, collages of architectural components are intertwined with fragments [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Forget, Normand
Installation year: 
1992

Mots choisis

Lucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002. © Yves LacombeLucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002. © Yves LacombeLucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002Lucie Duval, Mot choisies, 2002
The art work consists of an upward spiral made of cut out letters attached to a metallic strip. The work runs through the curtain wall next to the main entrance. Yellow and pink letters form words bot [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Duval, Lucie
Installation year: 
2002

MurMots

Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005Annie Pelletier, Murmots, 2005
Installation consisting of two rectangular frames featuring words cut out in a metal sheet and six square-framed colour photographs. Different in size and font, the words appear either alone or interc [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pelletier, Annie
Installation year: 
2005

Murmures

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Murmures, 1999Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Murmures, 1999
The work is divided into four wall sections featuring text - articles from the Charter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The text is displayed in such a way as to form the contours of huma [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
1999

Native to the Americas

Ron Benner, Native to the Americas, 1991Ron Benner, Native to the Americas, 1991Ron Benner, Native to the Americas, 1991
Photographic image on a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Benner, Ron
Installation year: 
1991

Nos frontières

Rose-Marie Goulet E., Nos frontières, 2005. © Galerie Dare-Dare
The artist disseminated photographs throughout the park. On these pictures, words could be read more or less clearly. She also hid cards and other clues, such as a soundtrack of children reciting word [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
2005

One potato, two potato...it's your life...

Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007Michael Fernandes, One potato, two potato...it's your life..., 2007
The artist offered an itinerary in the gallery and outside.The MAI's eight windows were blocked up to present text fragments in fluorescent lettering.Posters announcing lost cats were distributed on w [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Fernandes, Michael
Installation year: 
2007

Perfect Future / Ouverture

Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000Dejan Atanackovic, Perfect future/ouverture, 2000
For this artwork, the artist used three different media: a medium poster format throughout Québec City, a large format poster placed at the front entrance outside the Musée de la civilisation, and the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Atanackovic, Dejan
Installation year: 
2000

Perhaps She Was So Wicked...

Jill P. Weaving,  Perhaps She Was So Wicked…, 1988
Photography installed in a bus shelter [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Weaving, Jill P.
Installation year: 
1988

Personne aux commandes

Matthieu Bouland, Personne aux commandes, 2007Matthieu Bouland, Personne aux commandes, 2007
Flash animations were shown through a window onto a main downtown street. Visible to passersby at nightfall, a new work from the series was presented nightly. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bouland, Matthieu
Installation year: 
2007

Pyramide

Claire Sarrasin, Pyramide,1998Claire Sarrasin, Pyramide,1998
This pyramid-shaped sculpture is a testimony to creativity. Acting like a signal, the chosen colour, red, and the luminous area, in the center, attracts attention. Stable and solid, the square-shaped [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Sarrasin, Claire
Installation year: 
1998

ReCALL

Ellen Moffat, ReCall, 2005
ReCALL is a video projection of image and text in a window. We can hear noises from the street ambience as soundtrack. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moffat, Ellen
Installation year: 
2005

Recherche

Rose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. GouletRose-Marie E. Goulet, Recherche, 1993. © Rose-Marie E. Goulet
The artwork consists of three parts: a stained-glass window, a sculptural element and projectors. Natural light is filtered through three spaced-out blocks of primary colours (cyan, magenta and yellow [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Rose-Marie E.
Installation year: 
1993