Research in artworks: Excerpt

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

Remembering in America

Edgar Heap of Birds, Remembering in America, 2006
Image in a billboard [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Heap of Birds, Edgar
Installation year: 
2006

Rencontre au confluent

Suzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude LangevinSuzanne Bergeron, Rencontre au confluent, 2010. © Marie-Claude Langevin
Group of glass panels with a concrete block. On the vertical panel, we can see the text and a path created with 1 ¢ coins. On the horizontal panel, the artist has inlaid wooden wafers and a recycled c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bergeron, Suzanne
Installation year: 
2010

Repères

Dominique Laquerre, Repères, 2003Dominique Laquerre, Repères, 2003Dominique Laquerre, Repères, 2003
Four sculptures, designated as "repères" ("markers"), were permanently inserted along the Nicolet River. Each "marker" is made of granite and features engraved text.The Nicolet "marker" consists of ha [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Laquerre, Dominique
Installation year: 
2002

said the source

Micah Lexier, Said The Source,1989. © Micah LexierMicah Lexier, Said The Source,1989. © Micah Lexier
The work consists of a newspaper quote that has been blown-up, laser-cut out of stainless steel and attached to the wall with posts. Around this sentence are a series of typesetter’s kerning commands [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1989

Saint-Jean l’Évangéliste

Charles Sucsan, Saint-Jean l'Évangéliste, 1969. © Lise Demers
Mural etched in fresh mortar. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Sucsan, Charles
Installation year: 
1969

Scopes of Site

Jill Anholt , Scopes of Site, 2003Jill Anholt , Scopes of Site, 2003
The sculpture takes its form from periscopes and telescopes as instruments used for discovering what lay below the surface. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Installation year: 
2003

Stay Away From Lonely Places

Ron Terada, Stay Away From Lonely Places, 2005
Installation of words on the façade of a building [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Terada, Ron
Installation year: 
2005

Table of Contents

spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006spmb_projects, Table of Contents, 2006. © Marc André Brouillette
Area residents were invited by the artists to submit phrases which were then inscribed into the sculpture. Each household was asked to provide 5-word phrases that represented a sentiment about th [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Aquino, Eduardo; Shanski, Karen (spmb_projects)
Installation year: 
2006

The Great Canadian Equalizer

Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978Jerry Grey, The Great Canadian Equalizer, 1978
The concept of this demographic/historical mural grew out of the failure of the 1971 Victoria conference over constitutional reform and the ensuing discord between the provinces and federal governm [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Grey, Jerry
Installation year: 
1978

This Thing

Micah Lexier, This Thing, 1991
Lettering on the edge of the roof [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1991

Those Little Things

Gilbert Boyer,Those Little Things, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteGilbert Boyer,Those Little Things, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteGilbert Boyer,Those Little Things, 2003. © Marc André BrouilletteGilbert Boyer,Those Little Things, 2003. © Marc André Brouillette
Set of rectangular stones laid on the ground. Texts appear in several languages. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
2003

Time Keepers

Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001Elizabeth Roy, Time Keepers, 2001. © City of Vancouver
Seven figures representing local residents occupy various points on the grand staircase leading into the courtyard. Each figure includes specific quotes taken directly from the individual that the sil [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Roy, Elizabeth
Installation year: 
2001

Tree of Knowledge, fragments

Nancy Chew  & Jacqueline Metz, Tree of Knowledge, fragments, 2008Nancy Chew  & Jacqueline Metz, Tree of Knowledge, fragments, 2008Nancy Chew  & Jacqueline Metz, Tree of Knowledge, fragments, 2008
Engraved images carved into bluestone suggest fragments of a magnificent tree, shadows of the Tree of Knowledge. Dappled amongst the imagery are literary quotes personally selected by library donors [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chew, Nancy; Metz, Jacqueline
Installation year: 
2008

Triptyque

Betty Goodwin, Triptyque,1991
Giant ears with engraved text on the ground. The installation consists of a sculpture and mirrors attached to the wall, as well as inlays on the ground. Asculpted bronze ear is reflected in the angled [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goodwin, Betty
Installation year: 
1991