Public Artwork
Murmures
Location:
École secondaire Arthur-Buies, 2929 boul. de la Renaissance, Laval, QC, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Text author(s):
Divers
Installation year:
1999 Description:
The work is divided into four wall sections featuring text - articles from the Charter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The text is displayed in such a way as to form the contours of human body parts - ear, head, hand, eye. The letters are painted white on a white wall. Three life-size human silhouettes appear in distinct colours on the surface of the hologram. The shape of the silhouettes is outlined with letters.
Text of the artwork:
Charter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Text theme:
Human rights
Artwork theme:
Human rights Note(s):
The artist was inspired by a 17th century Italian text, The City of Sun Tommaso Campanella. This text mentions an imaginary city where the walls are covered with works illustrating various aspects of knowledge.
Artist's biography:
Marie-Christiane Mathieu
Architectes(s):
Turcot, Luc (Viau, Bergeron, architects) Document(s):
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