Ascension

Materials :
Metallic plating on bronze
Dimensions :
Variable
Medium :
Sculpture

Context :
Public artwork set up at the Institut national du sport du Québec, inside the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

This work has a descriptive character since it presents the metaphorical signs of its progression at each level to the user. This idea is evoked by the shape of each sculpture which becomes more complex towards the top until their fragmentation, as well as through the use of bronze, silver, and gold. This piece is also inspired by muscular effort with shapes evoking a whole organized system, including several connections. The athlete’s movement is broken down here, in a microanatomical way, from the root of the muscle to the extremity of the limbs. We can witness the gradual transformation of the body through the effort to push itself beyond its limits.