Jardin de songe
2023
Location: Eaux-vives Primary School, La Malbaie
Materials: Aluminum, cast aluminum, paint, varnish.
Photo Credit: Pierre&Marie
Deployed across two sites, the work takes its name from a text by Félix-Antoine Savard published in 1972 in "Le Bouscueil." Inspired by the poetic legacy of this emblematic regional artist, it celebrates children's creativity by showcasing drawings and models that seem to have been created by small hands. The work pays tribute to the essential role of teaching staff who, like the gardener of a dream garden, contribute to cultivating the imagination of young students by making their dreams "grow." What if a walk through these astonishing DIY landscapes invited us to keep our childlike perspective and leave room for all possibilities?