UQAM presents the work 40 Years, 40 Chairs in Place Pasteur
An ephemeral work in Place Pasteur
Photo : Nathalie St-Pierre
September 15, 2009 – To celebrate its 40th anniversary, UQAM has installed an ephemeral work in Place Pasteur, located in the heart of the University campus and the Quartier Latin.
40 Years, 40 Chairs, which will occupy Place Pasteur until October 31, was created by students Karine Galarneau, Judith Portier and Patsy Van Roost as their final project in the Graduate Diploma (DESS) in Event Design.
Creating ties with the public
This ephemeral installation symbolizes 40 years in the life of a decidedly
urban university with an inviting, symbolically charged occupancy of Place Pasteur,
located on Saint-Denis Street between de Maisonneuve and Sainte-Catherine. The
three artists chose a theme that reflects both the University and its celebrations,
with cords “tying” Place Pasteur and 40 chairs from the University's
classrooms, one for each year of UQAM's existence, from 1969 to 2009.
We believe that this project really reflects UQAM: creative, accessible, close to the public and, above all, creating ties between knowledge and people," notes Karine Galarneau. The installation surrounds the site, appropriates it, and lets passers-by rediscover Place Pasteur from a different angle.”
You can even spend time communing with Louis Pasteur in one of the chairs that seats you face to face with the famous scientist, whose bust is erected in Place Pasteur.
The Arts at UQAM
UQAM offers the most complete arts curriculum in Canada. It is the only
Canadian University offering courses in every artistic discipline.
www.arts.uqam.ca
Photos
Photos of the installation, day and night, available at:
www.uqam.ca/nouvelles/2009/09-216ahr.jpg
www.uqam.ca/nouvelles/2009/09-216bhr.jpg
www.uqam.ca/nouvelles/2009/09-216chr.jpg
(Credit: Nathalie St-Pierre)
Photo of the inauguration in the presence of University Rector Claude Corbo:
www.uqam.ca/nouvelles/2009/09-216hr.jpg
(Credit: Nathalie St-Pierre)
Left to right: Karine Galarneau, Judith Portier, Claude Corbo, Céline Poisson,
Director of the DESS in Event Design, Patsy Van Roost and Joanne Lalonde, Associate
Dean for Research and Creation at the Faculty of Arts.
Blog
You can access the Occuper la Place Pasteur blog, documenting the development
of the project from its conception, at
blogue.uqam.ca/pasteur.
UQAM.tv
You can view a short video about the occupancy of Place Pasteur on UQAM.tv at
tv.uqam.ca/?v=52559.
Source : Maude N. Béland, Press Relations Officer
Press Relations and Special Events Division
Communications Service
Phone: (514) 987-3000, ext. 1707
beland.maude_n@uqam.ca
09-216-ang
