The work Formations was
completed in November 2016
and produced in the context
of the politique d’intégration
des arts à l’architecture et à
l’environnement du Québec, 1%
program. growth, development and
blossoming. The staircase’s
various platforms give differing
viewpoints of the work, and on
the wall and ceiling, the work
creates a play of reflections and
shadows.
Three hanging light sculptures
majestically welcome visitors
in the entrance hall. The
artwork makes a link between
the mineralogical heritage of
nearby Mont Saint-Hilaire and
the education and enrichment
the public receives from the
community centre’s sports
and cultural activities: The diamond shape and its
variations inspired the work’s
structure and recall a pattern
frequently used in quilt making,
an activity of the ''Cercle des
fermières'' (women’s quilting
group). The shapes also evoke
the world of science and
resemble certain mineral
configurations.
During the work’s production,
the artist invited the Cercle
des Fermières de Beloeil to
participate in assembling
the zip-ties. For the Beloeil
community, this created a
relationship with the artist and
a feeling of being part of making
the art piece. We can find 400
different types of mineral at
Mont Saint-Hilaire, which 60
are ''espèces types'' (discovered
for the frist time)*.
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Photo credit: Michel Dubreuil
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