Michel de Broin holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from Concordia University and a master’s degree in visual and media arts from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He uses metaphor to offer reflections on the public, social, and political spheres. The temporary and permanent public art projects that he has produced are imbued with this quest, such as Overflow (2008), a chapel window that he transformed into a waterfall for the Nuit blanche event in Toronto, and Superficielle (2004), a huge mirror sculpture installed in the Alsatian forest.
Residencies, such as those at the École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Gercy and the Villa Arson de Nice, have enabled him to exhibit his work in France, the United States, Germany, and other countries.
- 11 Artworks
- 45min 20min
- Outremont Metro
Parc Metro
Artwork description
Set in islands of vegetation along the Promenade Camille-Laurin, the Sporophores sculptures resemble the urban infrastructures from which they seem to emerge. On a human scale, the 12 tubular organic forms, presented singly or in groups of two, twist and curl around themselves, linking the site’s industrial and railway past to its new landscaping. In the plant world, sporophores are the visible part of fungi, the fruits of mycelium. The mycelium is the vegetative apparatus of the fungus; interconnected, its underground branches form complex distribution networks, creating a community of mutual aid between various living organisms. Installed on the site of the Université de Montréal’s new science complex, the MIL campus, the sculptures are inspired by these organic, interconnected networks.