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Source URL (retrieved on 2021-11-09 16:36): http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/voir

Voir

Voir [1]

Location:
McCornell Building, 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montréal, QC, Canada

Artwork identification

Artwork creator(s): 
Stromberg, Susan
Text author(s): 
Stromberg, Susan
Installation year: 
1994
Remarks on location: 

Near the stairwell on the 5th floor of McCornell Building.

Description: 

The artwork is in two parts, one entitled Voir, the other, Toile de vie. Both works are part of the Books in stone series. The artwork consists of two books placed on metal displays on either side of the staircase. Voir is installed on the left and Toile de vie, on the right. The works were created in memory of Mr. Michael Brian, professor of literature.

Text of the artwork: 

I BEYOND - S.REALITY APPEARRANCE YTIRALC FO NOITSEUQ A The Word Intuition Voir qniknihT EB oT SCENT of KNOWLEdgE

Text theme: 
Tribute
Artwork theme: 
Tribute, Literature
Note(s): 

The letters of the reversed words also appear in reverse (as they would appear in a mirror). They were not reversed in this document because the word processor used for this project prevents it.

Artist's biography: 
Stromberg website [2]
Document(s): 
Books in stone presented by a grateful grad
[Anonymous] (1994).  Books in stone presented by a grateful grad. Concordia Thursday Report. (March 10), p. 5
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Links:
[1] http://plepuc.org/en/artwork/voir
[2] http://www.susanstromberg.com/
[3] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php
[4] http://plepuc.org/en/print/444
[5] http://plepuc.org/fr/oeuvre/voir