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Wartin Pantois (Quebec City,
Quebec), “Phase I”, 2021
Wartin Pantois makes an empty lot
welcoming again by occupying it
with a freestanding mural. “Phase
Charles Fleury and the students of École secondaire Vanier (Quebec City, Quebec), 1”, an eclectic group portrait,
Parade of Imagination 2021 was spliced together from old
This merry menagerie of hybrid people/animals/objects has been exhibited on the photographs. Reminiscent of a
walls of Côte de la Potasse. The dynamic composition of the pieces on display is the tiered wedding cake, or perhaps a
result of a collective work of collage. Fragments of visual and textual elements have joyful Tower of Babel, the work is
been cut out and reassembled by high-school artists to represent various facets of crowned with flowering plants. The
their identity. Our self-image, and the one we project onto others, come together in layered construction stands like
this collective self-portrait. a lighthouse at the point of entry
This project is made possible by the Entente de développement culturel, a funding to the Saint-Sauveur district, a
agreement between the Québec government and the Ville de Québec. reminder of the inequalities created,
then as now, by our hierarchical
system of social classes.
This project is made possible by the
Entente de développement culturel,
a funding agreement between the
Québec government and the Ville
de Québec.

Collectif Tel quel (Quebec City, Quebec),
“Through the Walls”, 2021
A monumental weaving project framed with
interconnected hoops is stretching upwards
and taking over the Citadelle de Québec.
Its incongruous position on a site marked
by martial grandeur and stark emptiness
enhances the contrast between the synthetic
art objects soaring above the austere face of
the stone wall. By inviting us to look closely
at this playful domestic universe in the rigid
context of fortifications, the Collectif Tel quel
gives us a way to momentarily break free
from the imaginary fortifications that keep
us apart.
Through the Walls won the PASSAGES
INSOLITES competition, organized in
collaboration with the Maison des métiers
d’art de Québec.
Presented in partnership with The Citadelle of
Québec – Royal 22e Régiment Museum.

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