TOHU-BOHU - Quebec city, Canada
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N 46° 49.192 W 071° 13.602
19T E 330148 N 5187554
Une sculpture qui décrit la beauté de la ville de Québec et sa morphologie unique due à la Faille Logan / A sculpture that describe the beauty of Quebec City and its unique morphology caused by the Logan Fault
Waymark Code: WMC0V3
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 07/11/2011
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Onze formes différentes émergent du chaos originel. L'artiste les déplace, les organise, les fait interagir. Au cours de ses manipulations, il découvre soudain le profil d'une ville magnifique.
En direction du promontoire de Québec, une grille flanquée de volumes imposants évoque à la fois les vestiges d'une cité fortifiée de la vieille Europe et les remparts de Québec. Du côté opposé, deux grandes masses rappellent la faille Logan, cette fracture des couches géologiques qui sépare la haute-ville de la basse-ville. Cinq éléments, les uns solitaires, les autres regroupés, donnent vie à cet espace recréé.
English:
Eleven different forms emerge from the primeval chaos. The artist moves them, organizes them, makes them interact. During his manipulations, he suddenly discovers the profile of a beautiful city.
Towards the promontory of Quebec, a gate flanked by large volumes evokes both the remains of a walled city of Old Europe and the ramparts of Quebec. On the opposite side, two major masses are reminiscent of the Logan Fault, the geological fracture that separates the upper town of the Lower Town. Five elements, some solitary, others together, give life to this space recreated.
Title: TOHU-BOHU
Artist: René Taillefer
Media (materials) used: aluminium
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Parc linéaire de la rivière St-Charles / St-Charles linear park
Date of creation or placement: 2009
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