ISAAC CORDAL
CEMENT ECLIPSES
AS OF MAY 16, 2025
CEMENT ECLIPSES
Isaac Cordal transforms urban space with Cement Eclipses, a series of miniature sculptures scattered around the city. These figurines of businessmen, perched on ledges or nestled in facades, embody a subtle, tragi-comic critique of our society.
The work questions inequalities, climate change and the human condition, inviting us to become more aware. The unobtrusiveness of these sculptures arouses curiosity and offers a new perspective on the urban environment.
At EXMURO’s invitation, Isaac Cordal designed a trail of 45 installations integrated into the heritage of the Old Port, notably on rue Saint-Pierre, the former financial heart of Quebec.
AS OF MAY 16, 2025
OLD PORT - QUEBEC CITY
ISAAC CORDAL
Isaac Cordal’s ephemeral sculptural installations question contemporary humanity, exposing the power imbalances and excesses of capitalism and the Anthropocene. Destined to disappear, they survive through photographic documentation that immortalizes their impact.
THEMATIC PROGRAMMING 2025
ART ON THE EDGE OF CHAOS
With its 2025 programming, EXMURO’s Aire Publique becomes a forum for bold artistic explorations of individuals and communities confronting powerful natural forces. The works of Pipilotti Rist (Switzerland), Isaac Cordal (Spain), and Martin Bureau (Québec) subvert norms and recast assumptions to confront the far-reaching forces of capitalism, patriarchy, and the climate crisis. What all three artists share are sharply critical worldviews that foster a collective awareness of the urgency to act, reminding us that in the ashes of every collapse lies a promise of renewal.
EXMURO’s Aire Publique is supported by the Fonds de mise en valeur et d’animation de la Place Royale, administered by the Musée de la civilisation.
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