A tunnel formed from bright pink partitions and a giant paper aeroplane are some of the temporary urban interventions to be spotted around Quebec City.
The Passages Insolites ? unusual passages ? programme includes nine installations by various architects and architects, scattered across the Canadian city's downtown area. The project was set up by arts organisation EXMURO, which aims to disseminate multidisciplinary works in urban public spaces.
"Discover nine playful and intriguing installations by visual artists and collectives of architects that question our relation to the world and the urban space," said EXMURO.
This year's Passages Insolites installations includes Imposter, a pink tunnel up against Quebec City's Royal Battery The most noticeable are a set of pink structures connected to the 17th-century Royal Battery fortifications facing the St Lawrence River, which appear to penetrate the historic stone ramparts.
Designed by local architecture collective Les Malcommodes, the tunnel is perforated with hole that get larger as the visitors descends, while square pink frames run down its length inside. An angled mirror at the end creates the impression that the passage continues deep into the battery.
Designed by Les Malcommodes, the installation is meant to give the impression that the passage punctures the historic rampart
"Impostor raises questions about the uses and abuses of historic landmarks with an illusory passage through the Royal Battery,"...