A sculptural installation that reflects on the passage of time and the trace a human being leaves on Earth.
In the gallery, eleven spheres are aligned on a bed of sand, as if in movement toward infinity. A single sphere is placed aside from the others, like an observer.
The spheres, made from worn and rusty horseshoes welded together, draw us back to an earlier time. Side by side, solidly anchored in the sand, the spheres also represent relationships between humans and with the environment, as well as links between past, present and future.
The shadows of the spheres against the white sand add another dimension to the work. The assembled horseshoes’ silhouette on the floor evokes lace or Arabic calligraphy.
Both robust and delicate, this work reminds us that as individuals, our place in history is important, yet fleeting.
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LaGaan
LaGaan lives and works in Bromont, in the Eastern Townships. She has been committed to her art for over 20 years. She creates works of arts for the outdoors, for public or private gardens, for exhibition grounds and for interior living spaces. In the past, she has worked with wood sculpting, as well as with bronze casting and smelting. She now devotes her time to the complex assembly of bones and horseshoes by giving them a new purpose, in an artistic sense. Her true source of inspiration derives from these materials, as they are, in their true form.
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