For over thirty years, my work revolves around questions such as representation, time, rituals, death, Here and Elsewhere transience and permanence. Philosophical, my journey explores the spaces of silence and the role of the sacred and the slowness in a world where everything seems to be accelerating. My installations invest places with drawing on the wall, words, film and artist books. I participated in over twenty five group shows and presented over twenty five solo exhibitions in Canada, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, China, Slovaquia, etc.
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Artwork description
The sculptural installation has its origins in two creative gestures. This garden sculpture is loosely inspired by the idea of an abacus in the poetry of its arrangements.
I believe in the intelligence and power of children’s imaginations. I believe that children have a lot to teach us if we give them the space to reflect, feel, think, and observe their surroundings. I believe in young people’s ability to envision the future, and I recognize their power to have imaginative—even prophetic—visions, much like the Sibyls in Greek and Roman mythology.
The “abacus” consists of two giant pencils planted in the ground and an assemblage of geometric shapes and textures made of metal from my studio. It references mathematical codes, which in turn aid in understanding the universe. The ancestor of the calculator and the computer—formerly known as the abacus—it was invented by the Babylonians between 1000 and 500 B.C. The use of the abacus is still taught in highly technologically advanced countries, such as Japan. It fits into the timeline of an evolution of knowledge whose current acceleration is unparalleled in human history.
The pencil is the iconic symbol of technology’s first contribution to the world of creativity—the first tool used to learn how to draw and write.
This reimagined abacus fits into this timeline; it offers a poetic perspective on the origins of the technological world that has led to today’s artificial intelligence. Today’s children were born into a world of algorithms: they will use various technologies to develop tools for observing nature.
The schoolchildren were invited to participate in the planting at the base of the installation.