Public Artwork

Le débarquement de Noé

Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
Jean-Yves Vigneau, Le débarquement de Noé, 2007
Location:
Vacant green square + Shop windows, 315 rue Principale, Granby, QC, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Text author(s): 
Vigneau, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
2007
Description: 

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 Granby.

In the windows of the shop surrounding the square, videos about the local zoo's animals in their daily routines were projected.

Text of the artwork: 

IL ÉTAIT UNE FOIS UN ARBRE

Text theme: 
Written on the sidewalk, the sentence attracts attention towards the big tree that will disappear to make way for a commercial building, much to the chagrin of residents who love "their" tree.
Artwork theme: 

The cage motif serves as a pretext to inspire a reflection on our own states of captivity, the limits of our vision of the world and our way of looking at reality.

Note(s): 

Le débarquement de Noé was produced as part of a residency at 3e Impérial, a contemporary art center, as well as daily visits to the Zoo de Granby.

Document(s): 

Le débarquement de Noé

3e_impérial (2007).  Le débarquement de Noé. <http://www.3e-imperial.org/artistes/jyvigneau_C.htm> : 3e impérial: Art actuel