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My proposal as a finalist for a public art installation in front of the Saint-Germaine public library in Saint-Hyacinthe, part of the cultural development initiative, Le Pôle culturel , of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Presentation text :
My vision of the city is marked by the way in which it has reinvented its identity throughout its history (from a religious centre, to an industrial hub and now an agro-technology leader).
To highlight the reinvention and multiple identities of the city, I propose a body of work that uses the image of a child playing with building blocks as a metaphor for the reinvention and creativity that continues to define the city.
Structure
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The structure of the monument is three brightly colored building blocks, stacked one on top of the other. The blocks are slightly offset to signal the idea of a child playing.
The blocks are anchored on a concrete slab painted in the style of a children’s play mat, illustrated with the streets and buildings from the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, presenting the theme of architectural heritage (a theme further developed in the digital work).
The building blocs act as a frame for a digital artwork. Inside the cubes strings of LED lights are suspended from top to bottom of the two main cubes.
Digital work
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Each block will be animated by multiple animation sequences built around my two main visual themes: the heritage architecture of the city of Saint-Hyacinthe and building blocks for children.
These images of our heritage will be combined with an animated series presenting a child playing with building blocks. The juxtaposition of these two visual themes underlines my central idea that cultural identity evolves and builds upon itself with each new generations.
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