Toronto, Canada
A new version of the work Les Heureux naufragés by Demers-Ménard is presented this summer, and until October 2022, at the Harbour Square Park Bassin in Toronto as part of a Waterfront Toronto diffusion project. EXMURO public arts collaborated in the production of this new version of the work that was initially presented in Quebec City in 2018, as part of PASSAGES INSOLITES.
In the heart of the Harbour Square Park basin floats a mysterious island inhabited by a surreal and eclectic fauna. This fantastic oasis seems to have broken away from a distant land and drifted to us bringing with it its strange inhabitants. By day and by night, Les heureux naufragés stand on their island to invite us to the collective dream of a more harmonious and peaceful world.
Isabelle Demers and Fanny Mesnard are two multidisciplinary artists whose practices come together through a fascination for the poetic and expressive character of the animal and plant components of the boreal forest. Their association in public art allows them to enhance their ecological concerns by aiming for generous projects with an animistic character that promote the place of nature in the public space. The duo has been working on occasional joint projects since 2014. At the same time, both artists also have an independent artistic production.
