Carole Baillargeon (Québec)
QUAI RENAUD
FROM JULY, 19
10 on Beaufort Scale
The piece evokes the feeling of sailing under heavy winds with a series of mast-like cylinders, a ship-like shape, and rigging.
The masts are a wind organ, set vibrating by river breezes. An open volume evokes a listing ship; a lateral incline a vessel buffeted by wind and surf. On the ground, a tangle of hemp and nylon rope stands in for the tumult of waves and the convergence of the materials and know-how of yesterday and today.
These three overlapping elements without a shared scale bring to light the confrontation of the elements and the sometimes hostile, sometimes friendly alignment of forces inherent in all maritime endeavour.
Special thanks: Jude Baillargeon, Denis Baribault, Marie-France Duval, Francis Labissonnière, Louis Saulnier, Bernard Pelchat, École de Musique Denys-Arcand, Grand Théâtre de Québec, L’OEil de Poisson, Pro-Métal Plus, Groupe Océan, and Société des traversiers de Québec.
The work will be officially opened July 19, and will host dance performances by Danse K par K, choreographed by Karine Ledoyen, as part of RDV 2017.
- The Beaufort scale measures average wind speed over 10 minutes, on a scale of 0 to 13.
