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Essais
Le Symposium a invité quatre auteur.e.s à partager leurs impressions des projets et activités en cours au Parc écologique du Millénaire. Merci à Sophie Auffrey, Paul Bossé, Amanda Dawn Christie et Sébastien Lord-Émard. Consultez l’horaire complet.
- Blurring the Line Between Disruption and Diversion (EN)
On September 26, at the Symposium’s round table on approaches to non-permanent public art works, several diverging points of view and objectives were presented and discussed. Among those, some of the most interesting questions were those surrounding the relationship of the organizers to the artists and to their public, as well as questions about trust,… Poursuivre la lecture Blurring the Line Between Disruption and Diversion (EN) - A Most Ethereal and Ephemeral Type of Mural (EN)
If you were to wander behind the towering building of Lafrance on a sunny afternoon during the symposium, you might have caught a glimpse of a most ethereal and ephemeral type of mural. Denis Lanteigne’s La face cachée du Soleil: metamorphoses trio (which translates to The Hidden Face of the Sun: Trio Metamorphoses) is an… Poursuivre la lecture A Most Ethereal and Ephemeral Type of Mural (EN) - Kiss & Fly (EN)
The newest addition to the Millennium Ecological Park’s permanent works is an architectural pavilion, entitled Kiss & Fly, designed by the collective M+M+M. This poetic pavilion skirts the line between the hidden and the highlighted as it evokes the desire for travel and exploration. Nestled into nature and tucked into the tall grass, its burnt… Poursuivre la lecture Kiss & Fly (EN) - Building as Integral Part of Immigrant Identity (EN)
As I wander through the Ecological Park, I come across an impressive structure, towering tall, and rivaling the landmarks of the city’s skyline in the distance. From this vantage point in the park, the cathedral in the distance is actually dwarfed by this seemingly precarious tower of found objects, drilled together in what appears to… Poursuivre la lecture Building as Integral Part of Immigrant Identity (EN) - Ça s’grimpe-ti?
Voilà une semaine que le Symposium anime le Parc écologique du Millénaire dont la richesse naturelle est complémentée et même parfois rehaussée par les créations artificielles d’une douzaine d’artistes. Il s’agit d’un bon temps pour prendre un peu de recul pour observer les résultats hétéroclites de toutes ces différentes démarches artistiques. J’ai donc décidé d’enlever… Poursuivre la lecture Ça s’grimpe-ti?
