Murmures

Source: MCCCQ (1999). Bilan 1998-1999. Intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement. Québec: MCCCQ [2]

Source: MCCCQ (1999). Bilan 1998-1999. Intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement. Québec: MCCCQ [3]

Location:

École secondaire Arthur-Buies, 2929 boul. de la Renaissance, Laval, QC, Canada

Artwork identification

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 [4]

Architectes(s):

Turcot, Luc (Viau, Bergeron, architects)

Document(s):

Intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement. Bilan 1998-1999

MCCCQ (1999). Intégration des arts à l’architecture et à l’environnement. Bilan 1998-1999. Québec : Gouvernement du Québec

Murmures

Murmures [1]

Artwork identification

Charter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights