Drupal.behaviors.print = function(context) {$(window).load(function() {window.print();window.close();})};>
Published on Présences du littéraire dans l’espace public canadien (http://plepuc.org)
Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 16:41): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/l-le-au-tr-sor

L'Île au trésor

L'Île au trésor [1]

image/jpeg iconSource: Beaudet, P.(1999). La politique du 1% dans Lanaudière.[...]. L’Artefact. vol. 7, no. 5 (mars-avril) [2]
Location:
Bibliothèque de Lavaltrie, 241 rue Saint-Antoine Nord, Lavaltrie, QC, J5T 2G7, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Text author(s): 
Fafard, Manon
Installation year: 
1996
Description: 

The pierced column in which the art work is installed represents a view of the Lavaltrie river bank with a view of the "treasure" island. Both receptacle and circumscribed sight, the island features characters from fairy tales and legends. A console attached to the sides holds a painted statuette. At the bottom of the column, a cut out wooden baseboard outlines the shore of the Lavaltrie river. A sculpted open book is attached to the baseboard, imitating an old treasure map.

Text of the artwork: 

Chasse-galerie.

Text theme: 
Legends, Myths, Stories
Artwork theme: 
Legends, Myths, Stories

Dimensions:

Remarks: 
The hole in the column measures approximately 30.48 x 60.96cm
Owner(s): 
Municipalé de Lavaltrie; Bibliothèque de Lavaltrie
Source: 
Conseil de la culture de Lanaudière
Document(s): 
La politique du 1% dans Lanaudière. Les œuvres du milieu culturel
Beaudet, Pascale (1999).  La politique du 1% dans Lanaudière. Les œuvres du milieu culturel. L’Artefact. vol. 7, no. 5 (Mars-Avril) , p. 22-27
  • XML
  • share [3]
  • Printer-friendly version [4]
  • Fr [5]


Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/l-le-au-tr-sor
[2] http://plepuc.org/sites/plepuc.org/files/Manon Fafard_Lîle au trésor_0.JPG
[3] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[4] http://plepuc.org/en/print/238
[5] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/l-le-au-tr-sor