The Gatherers of Light

The duo of multidisciplinary artists Demers-Mesnard (Isabelle Demers and Fanny Mesnard) has created this year’s edition of Lumière sur l’art. The new circuit being proposed attempts day and night to maintain a beacon of hope by inviting passersby to imagine a future in which humankind and nature cohabitate harmoniously.

The illumination of Avenue Cartier has been an outstanding fall event in Québec City since 2015. The lavish compositions of The Gatherers of Light propose 34 fantastic universes inhabited by strange half-marine, half-terrestrial creatures that float in landscapes that alternate between abyssal zones and the boreal forest. A unique circuit of light shines brightly in the Quartier des arts.

For the ninth edition, the two artists designed and directed a series of workshops with students from the École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault situated in the Quartier des arts, thus enabling young people to get to the heart of their creative process and produce inspired motifs.

Produced in collaboration with the Société de développement commercial de Montcalm-Quartier des arts (SDC Montcalm–Quartier des arts), Lumière sur l’art is a unifying project that proposes the renewal of the 34 giant lamps overlooking the commercial thoroughfare near the MNBAQ, thereby enabling Québec artists to raise their profile and, above all, to work with their community to the delight of strollers.

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