2011 EDITIONL'art est dans ses feuilles! |
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Nicole DEXTRASwww.nicoledextras.com Home Style Apples A skirt/house made out of apples around a tree trunk. |
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Stacy LEVYwww.stacylevy.com BlueGrassA blue line imprints a flow path onto the orchard floor. Small blue clumps follow the movements of the wind and evoke the flow of water in the underground space. While the components are dry, plastic, and often used in construction, the work demonstrates the presence of natural forces on the site. |
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André BOISVERTwww.andreboisvert.ca ÉpurariumIn the Middle Ages, after the ravages of the plague, all kinds of devices appeared in order to improve water quality. The most effective of these was invented by a French botanist by the name of Chênevert who had the good sense to incorporate coal and peat moss into the funnel of the vessel; the first filter was born. |
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David MOORE Artery #4Ulysses is not dead. |
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Luce PELLETIERwww.lucepelletier.com FleeceWith my visual creations, I suggest associations between the forms and structures of living things: human and vegetal. And I try to increase our awareness of the fragility of life and the necessity of maintaining a harmonious relationship with nature. In the orchard, I decided to work close to deer. I want to take advantage of their daily presence to develop hybrid forms that evoke both the animal and plant kingdoms. I intend to continue my reflection on these deep ties that bind us. The balance of ecosystems depends on the harmonious duel between the living things and the elements that make up the landscape. Through my work, I offer an intimate look at nature in order to capture at best our identity. |
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Michael MCGILLISwww.michaelmcgillis.com Seigneurial Chandelier I have a keen interest in our relationship with nature, and in the relative position we occupy in our environment. Modern digital portals like Google Earth make us almost omniscient, a phenomenon unique to our era and extremely revealing. I am drawn to the beautiful complexity of the marks carved into the landscape, such as the ravages of insects that eat the leaves off trees. The consumption patterns are driven by instinct, culture, impulse... all natural. In Québec, the seigneurial system has left an indelible mark on the landscape. This is the legacy of a cultural hierarchy imprinted onto the landscape and easily visible from the sky. I am interested in these unique signatures left on the ground and how these modes of land use continue to dictate their influence. |
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Jolanta SPRAWKA Water MemoryFor two years I have worked with cellophane which I explore in different ways by creating in situworks, primarily in water. This is therefore the continuation of my approach with this flexible and translucent natural material, which beautifully captures light. I chose the pond for my project because of its appearance and its particular location; a little bit out of the way, bordered by various plants and old willows, the surface entirely covered with algae. It creates an intimacy that provided me with a guideline. |
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Linda SWANSON Pommes de la terre (Earth Apples)We know that the apple tree takes water, earth and the sun's energy to create an apple.
Yet the process of the apple coming into being is still somewhat mysterious. I am interested in the way one thing becomes another and the ability of materials in our world to transform. |
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Olivier LEFEBVREwww.olivierlefebvre.com Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011 |
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W. Gary SMITH Against the GridFood production being an industrial activity, the dominant shape in agriculture is the grid. This geometric pattern - a sequence of repeating lines and squares - is the product of machines, rather than human hands. Orchards are configured in grids, because this arrangement of trees provides improved agricultural productivity. With Against the Grid, I insert organic curves made of apple tree branches to contrast with the regular grid formed by the fruit trees, thus raising questions about the traces left by human hands compared with traces of the industrial machine. |
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In collaboration with the University of Sherbrooke |
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Pedro MENDONÇA Apple Trees in OsmosisIn its broadest sense, the word harmony traditionally refers to one of the four components of music - the other three being rhythm, melody and timbre. The timbre will be provided by the vivacity and spontaneity of the In Situ, Live experience. |
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Carrefour des Arts Apple-timersDeposited on bouquets of branches, small leaf beds are crossed by artistically modified apples that roll and tumble. They seem eager to take the coloured path that leads to the seasonal dial and mark the time. Timeless apples associated with autumn festivals and masquerades disguised by workers fiddling with art! |
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© Photo credits 2011 edtion: Les Productions Saint *© Photo credits: Michael McGillis |
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