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“It’s important to know that this artwork is a fountain, although I’ve never seen it working. Even when dry, it is still majestic, with its refined granite tables, arranged in perfect symmetry near where two walls of hôpital Notre-Dame meet, and seemingly framing a tree. A beautiful balance between its geometric forms and the more anarchic-seeming shapes of the branches. I love this haven of peace, it invites contemplation and meditation. I imagine people coming here to site for a moment, probably health care workers on their break, or people visiting a loved one in the hospital. Perhaps sometimes people come here to mourn. I also think about the soothing sounds that water running on the smooth stone surface could offer, will the crab-apple blooms for the 30th time. So I am calling on the owners of all public art to ensure the works can function and are maintained to last across the years. I like to remind myself that this piece is a fountain and that one day I will finally be able to hear the trickling of its stream. ** We have been told that the fountain has a structural problem but the CIUSS has a project to repair it. ”