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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 18:42): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/voyages-des-quatre-saisons-d-un-homme-mill-naire-progeria-longaevus

Voyages des quatre saisons d’un homme millénaire (Progeria Longaevus)

Voyages des quatre saisons d’un homme millénaire (Progeria Longaevus) [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: Purdy Richard (2009). Richard Purdy. (http://www.richardpurdy.ca/) [2]
image/jpeg iconSource: Purdy Richard (2009). Richard Purdy. (http://www.richardpurdy.ca/) [3]
image/jpeg iconSource: Purdy Richard (2009). Richard Purdy. (http://www.richardpurdy.ca/) [4]
Location:
Centre hospitalier de Lachine, 650 16th Avenue, Lachine, QC, H8S 3N5, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Purdy, Richard
Text author(s): 
Purdy, Richard
Installation year: 
1992
Remarks on location: 

The work is divided into five sections: in the lobby (two triangular displays), on the floor facing the elevator doors (nine boxes).

Description: 

The sculpture consists of a drawing depicting the life of a one thousand year-old man,  born in Venice in 992.

Text of the artwork: 

The piece tells the story of a disease presenting symptoms of extraordinary health. It is the tale of a man born in Venice in 992, who lives for a thousand years and who will die after traveling through history, centuries and continents.

Artwork theme: 

History

Dimensions:

Remarks: 
Triangular displays: height, 2.5m; sides, 2.1m, 1.5m and 1.5m. Boxes: length, 2.5m; height 30cm.
Artist's biography: 
Richard Purdy [5]
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/voyages-des-quatre-saisons-d-un-homme-mill-naire-progeria-longaevus
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/Richard Purdy_voyages.jpg
[3] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/progeria_0.jpg
[4] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/progeria1_0.jpg
[5] http://richardpurdy.ca/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=26
[6] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[7] http://plepuc.org/en/print/187
[8] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/voyages-des-quatre-saisons-d-un-homme-mill-naire-progeria-longaevus