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Pascale LeBlanc Lavigne (Quebec City, Quebec), “The Bus
Shelter”, 2021
A dozen robotic arms with blue cloths and spray bottles are
placed inside a bus shelter, and clumsily attempt to clean the
glass walls. But this lacklustre contraption seems only to make
the shelter walls dirtier. At a time when the hygiene practices in
a sterilised city are growing ever more intense, in the midst of a
looming labour shortage, Pascale LeBlanc Lavigne has created
an irreverent and ironic attempt to automate the upkeep of
urban furniture.
Made possible by the support of RTC.
Benedetto Bufalino, (Lyon, France), “Lawn Cars”, 2021
In a utopic new world where the car has become
obsolete, a series of three parked cars are overturned,
filled with earth, and covered with an immaculate
lawn. It’s the perfect site for an afternoon in the sun, or
a picnic. Street parking is taken over by a place where
people live together playfully while greening the public
space. The sight of cars reused and repurposed in this
way is also a cogent criticism of consumerism and the
climate emergency.
Produced with support from the Consulat général de
France à Québec.
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