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and soft flesh of the structures. And then Miroirs acoustiques to experience the two contrasting
you crawl inside. The covid-19 pandemic Emmanuelle Loslier, landscape architect, soundscapes. The focal point is marked
has taught us a lot. It has exposed a Camille Zaroubi, landscape architect on the ground showing visitors where to
disconnection from nature, agriculture Montreal (Quebec) Canada stand. A hole in the centre of the sound
and the importance of biodiversity. All Sound mirrors are passive devices mirrors encourages visitors to observe
around the globe, a regained interest in used to reflect and focus sound waves. the environment on the other side of
traditional, sustainable ways of inhabiting Historically, they were implemented the installation and, in doing so, places
the earth is emerging. Hässja is an across the coast of Great Britain during them in the optimum position to hear the
installation based on one of these nearly World War I to detect incoming enemy focused sound waves.
lost arts of working the soil – hay-drying aircraft. Sound waves bounce off the
structures. The three structures, made parabolic reflector and meet at the focal Open Space
out of the very plants surrounding them, point where they are amplified, creating legaga [Gabriel Lemelin, Francis
are not only educational, they are formed the illusion that whatever is making Gaignard, Sandrine Gaulin, architectural
and arranged in a way that enhances the sound is right next to you. Miroirs interns]
their inherited visceral qualities. Unlike acoustiques consist of two parabolic Quebec (Quebec) Canada
normal hay-drying structures, these have reflectors (recycled aluminum antennas) The title of this garden says it all — this
an interior room. The small space inside planted in the ground. Positioned back- installation is a figurative and literal open
each provides a refuge from the world of to-back, one points to the festival, an space. In Open Space, the walls of a typical
today, and provides for reflection on man’s anthropogenic environment, and the house are opened out to create an open
relation to nature, to past and future ways other points to a forested area and floor plan with endless possibilities. With
of inhabiting our land. the St. Lawrence. Visitors are invited a flick of a wand, everyday household

Miroirs acoustiques
Emmanuelle Loslier, landscape architect,
Camille Zaroubi, landscape architect
Montreal (Quebec) Canada
Photo credit: JC Lemay

Photo credit: JC Lemay

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