Research in artworks: Park, square and garden

Interdépendance

Jacky Gotthilf & Neva Gotthilf, Interdépendance, 2004
12 yellow panels are arranged in a circle. Each tag displays the name of a mountain somewhere in the world and indicates the direction of its location (left arrow). The letters are black. The panel di [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gotthilf, Jacky; Gotthilf, Neva
Installation year: 
2004

Intersections: Places, General Regulations, and Memories

Marlene Creates, Intersections : Places, General Regulations, and Memories, 199GMarlene Creates, Intersections : Places, General Regulations, and Memories, 1998Marlene Creates, Intersections : Places, General Regulations, and Memories, 1998
This is a series of eight markers installed on the campus of what is now Mount Saint Vincent University, formerly Mount Saint Vincent Academy, founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia by the Sisters of Charity [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Creates, Marlene
Installation year: 
1998

JES

Ludger Gerdes, JES,1996
The work consists of three large illuminated letters. JES is a play on language: the letter "s" has been added to the pronoun "je" ("I"). [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gerdes, Ludger
Installation year: 
1996

Justice et paix

Armand Vaillancourt, Justice et paix, 1986
A sculpture consisting of two carved and engraved rocks, set next to each other. A steel ladder is attached to each rock. Each surface is partially covered with carved and painted hollow handprints. T [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vaillancourt, Armand
Installation year: 
1986

Kiosk, 2004-2005

Derek Sullivan, Kiosk, 2005Derek Sullivan, Kiosk, 2005
Artwork creator(s): 
Sullivan, Derek
Installation year: 
2005

Kyoto sur la glace 2008

Nicole Dextras, Kyoto sur la Glace 2008, 2008Nicole Dextras, Kyoto sur la Glace 2008, 2008
Outdoor installation, which consisted of a frozen wedding dress that children could crawl under, frozen sheets and shirts, plus letters made of ice that spelled "Mémoire de glace" (Ice Memory) and "Éq [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dextras, Nicole
Installation year: 
2008

La ligne de front : sentier aux valeurs divergentes

Zoe Lambert, La ligne de front : sentier aux valeurs divergentes, 1996
Inscription of words in the bark of trees [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lambert, Zoe
Installation year: 
1996

La mémoire mythique

Luc Beauparlant, La mémoire mythique, 1998. © Luc Beauparlant
A sentence is written on the ground in the middle of the garden, the words forming two arches. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Beauparlant, Luc
Installation year: 
1998

La Montagne des jours

Gilbert Boyer, La Montagne des jours, 1991. © Gilbert BoyerGilbert Boyer, La Montagne des jours, 1991Gilbert Boyer, La Montagne des jours, 1991. © Gilbert Boyer
These five discs lying on the ground along the trails of Mount-Royal. These discs are hardly visible from afar, they are based sometimes with soil and leaves. In winter, they are imperceptible as cove [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Boyer, Gilbert
Installation year: 
1991

La rencontre-Natshishkatum

Michel Depatie, La rencontre-Natshishkatum, 2007Michel Depatie, La rencontre-Natshishkatum, 2007Michel Depatie, La rencontre-Natshishkatum, 2007Michel Depatie, La rencontre-Natshishkatum, 2007
Large panels feature various texts. The art work consists of three installations and evokes an encounter. The first installation that appeals to the traveller consists of three rectangular pieces of c [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Depatie, Michel
Installation year: 
2007

La Réserve

Clément de Gaulejac, La Réserve, 2007Clément de Gaulejac, La Réserve, 2007
La Réserve is an installation inspired by the specific history of a park that the city of Montreal left without any designation. At the park's entrance, a structure evokes the two squares - one red, t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gaulejac, Clément de
Installation year: 
2007

La traversée du territoire

René Derouin, La traversé du territoire, 1999René Derouin, La traversé du territoire, 1999René Derouin, La traversé du territoire, 1999
The work consists of three rectangular bases and a square base laid out on the ground. The bases are aligned at the bottom of the staircase so that they can be seen as soon as one arrives at the site. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Derouin, René
Installation year: 
1999

Le débarquement de Noé

Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
The work is divided into two parts:This poetic fable is inspired by one of the greatest myths in the history of the world. The installation was set in a small green square with a tall tree, downtown G [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
2007

Le jardin secret de Spica

Rober Racine, Le Jardin secret de Spica, 2001
Fifty deep blue plates are arranged in the courtyard. They all feature the names of stars - some familiar, others less. Spica, for example, is a magnitude 1 star in the Virgo Constellation, according [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Racine, Rober
Installation year: 
2001

Le miroir aux alouettes

Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le miroir aux alouettes, 2004Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le miroir aux alouettes, 2004Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le miroir aux alouettes, 2004
On a sort of raft (itself the extension of a small dock), a two-sided mirror rotates in the wind. It reflects the surrounding landscape, showing multiple points of views but always returning to the la [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
2004