Entre les rangs is a contemporary art installation that reinterprets a slice of Quebec’s agricultural history, evoking fields of wheat swaying in the wind as the seasons pass. Comprised of thousands of flexible stems topped with white reflectors, the work turns ambient stimuli into a dynamic animation. Surrender to a sensory experience and enjoy a fascinating winter stroll. As you walk along the winding paths, the stems merge into a gigantic canvas, rippling in the wind and caressed by light.
CREATIVE INTENTION
In any project, you have to be inspired by the site and not impose an idea on a site. For us, the Place des Festivals is a remarkable place. It's a long and narrow place, empty in winter, right in the middle of the city, which reminded us of the ranks established by the seigneurial system in New France, which divided the lots of land. We found the link to agriculture, the field and the seasons interesting.
Rami Bebawi cofonder de Kanva
CREDITS
Creation and production: KANVA Architecture
A co-production of KANVA Architecture and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership
BIO
KANVA
Founded in 2003 by Rami Bebawi and Tudor Radulescu, and composed of a collective of dynamic architects, KANVA is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary architectural firm whose work is at the forefront of thinking, imagining, drawing and constructing collective space. KANVA has an approach that seeks to re-question and transform the built environment. The firm approaches each project as an opportunity to tell a story, to imagine a place and to expand the scope and dialogue between art and architecture.
The team is inspired by the stories rooted in place and, for each project, seeks to understand the interactions of users with their environment with a strong belief that architecture, art and science are learning tools for transforming the built environment and those who live in it.
Please include full photo credits: Luminothérapie, Entre les rangs, by Kanva, a production of Quartier des spectacles Partnership.
Prizes
2014 > GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN
Lighting categorie
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)
2014 > Illuminating engineering society (IES)
Lighting categorie
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)
ABOUT LUMINOTHÉRAPIE
Launched through an initiative of the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership in 2010, Luminothérapie has a two-fold
vocation. Its goals are to give Montrealers and visitors an original winter experience in the Quartier des Spectacles, and to promote Montreal as a city of design, and to stimulate creativity in the disciplines of urban installations and digital art.
Each year, a competition is held by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership , inviting competitors to form
multidisciplinary teams and propose installations and video projections with a strong urban design component, with
input from all artistic disciplines. Thanks to this process, the event encourages not only creativity but the emergence
of new artistic practices.
ABOUT THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES AND THE QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES PARTNERSHIP
The Quartier des Spectacles is Montreal’s cultural heart, boasting North America’s greatest concentration and variety of cultural venues. The district is the year-round host to countless festivals and events, many of which include free outdoor shows and activities. The Quartier hosts innovative urban installations featuring cutting-edge lighting design, immersive environments and interactive digital spaces. Year round, the Quartier presents artistic video projections on building façades. The Quartier des Spectacles is also a showcase for new multimedia technology, making Montreal a global leader in the urban exhibition of digital content.
The Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, founded in 2003, is a non-profit organization with more than 80 members active in the district. It is responsible for animating the Quartier des Spectacles by programming cultural activities, managing and animating public spaces, providing distinctive illumination and promoting the Quartier as a must-visit cultural destination. The Partnership is supported by the Ville de Montréal.
