Déracinements, Parc des Moulins Stage, Quebec Temporary Building, Canadian Architecture Installation Images
Déracinements Installation in Parc des Moulins Quebec
8 Sep 2022
Design: Agence Spatiale
Location: Parc des Moulins, 8191 Av. du Zoo, Québec, QC G1G 6T8, Canada

Photos by Stéphane Bourgeois et Dave Tremblay
Déracinements Installation, Canada
For the past 7 years, Quebec City has hosted the walking theatre, “where you go when you sleep walk”, presented by the Carrefour international de théâtre, which is a journey that leads visitors on a discovery of several paintings created by artists from various specialties. Approximately 70,000 people converged towards Parc des Moulins in 2022 to discover, among other things, the Déracinements painting by creator Lorraine Côté, and architect Étienne Bernier from the firm Agence Spatiale.
Installed on the site of the recently destroyed Indo-Australian greenhouse, a large wire mesh structure shelters groups of individuals from all eras, from fur traders to climate refugees, who are constantly uprooted. Illuminated, the greenhouse-inspired structure is reminiscent of a zoo’s animals, who have also been uprooted from their environments.

As the actors perform, the wire mesh arches take on a vaporous, ghostly look thanks to lighting effects. Sometimes warm, sometimes cold, the luminous tones accentuate the sense of urgency or serenity felt during the performance, allowing the structure to evolve at th...