Œuvre d'art public

Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel

Agnès Riverin, Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel, 2006
Agnès Riverin, Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel, 2006
Agnès Riverin, Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel, 2006
Location:
Poste de la Sûreté du Québec, Laurier-Station, 180 boul. Laurier , Laurier-Station, QC, G0S 1N0, Canada
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Alternate title: 
Un passage vers le ciel
Artwork creator(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Text author(s): 
Riverin, Agnès
Installation year: 
2006
Description: 
The artwork is divided into four distinct parts: two pictorial sections, a sculpted section and an engraved and oxidized steel section. In the first two sections, a bright and colorful sky greets the visitor. The third section is set below the paintings in the waiting room. The last section is housed under the sculptural section, completing the set.
Text of the artwork: 

Le fleuve se creuse un passage vers le ciel

Artwork theme: 

The history and geography of the MRC de Lotbinière. Natural cycles that punctuate agriculture, the forest and recreational activities.

Note(s): 

In developing her proposal, which combines poetic, pictorial, sculptural and graphic modes, the artist endorsed the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) recommendations first adopted by the architect - the purchase of local materials, a regional production and manufacturing techniques that meet environmental standards.

Artist's biography: 
Agnès Riverin
Author's biography: 
Agnès Riverin
Owner(s): 
Poste de la Sûreté du Québec, Laurier-Station
Architect(s): 
Dufour, Éric, architect