The exhibition
First kiss at last light
A master of illusion, artist Alex Chinneck transforms urban elements too often taken for granted in our experience of the city. Here, two intertwined lampposts seem to defy the laws of physics to embrace each other. Thus personified, the improbably knotted lampposts inject a dose of poetry and tenderness into Montmorency Park. Reflecting the warmth of Old Quebec, this luminous work is the visual signature of the historic district and its romantic streets.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
ALEX CHINNECK (UNITED KINGDOM)
Alex Chinneck (1984) alters familiar structures in the built environment to transform everyday banalities into extraordinary apparitions. He has created monumental interventions in public spaces across Europe and participated in exhibitions and fairs worldwide. He is a member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors and a recipient of the Gilbert Bayes Prize for emerging sculptors.
Photo credit: First kiss at last light – Alex Chinneck – Photography by Charles Emerson
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