Le jardin de Lyon (The Lyon Garden)
The ground first transforms into a carpet of greenery – a sort of large, flat canvas with shapes and colours changing with the seasons – and the entire place becomes an oversized butterfly box when the sculptor introduces a dozen giant pins, some with lights and other elements of an imaginary bestiary derived from a stylized alphabet used by the homeless. The work takes on the shape of a descriptive forest, which in turn, gives the inclined picture the appearance of a friendly glade.
Municipal public art collection
Title
Le jardin de Lyon (The Lyon Garden)
Artist
Jean-François Gavoty, sculptor
Guerric Péré, landscape architect, ILEX agency
Materials
Stainless steel, patinated bronze, lights
Production
The bronze sculptures were produced at the Bruno Cuffini foundry in Curzon – Drôme, France, in the presence of the artist.
Installation
2000
Acquisition
Donation from the Ville de Lyon marking 20 years of cooperation and exchange between Lyon and Montréal
Location
Place J.-Ernest-Laforce
Ville-Marie Borough
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