Entre les rangs by Kanva

Comprised of thousands of flexible stems topped with white reflectors, the work turns ambient stimuli into a dynamic animation. Surrender to a sensory experience and enjoy a fascinating winter stroll. As you walk along the winding paths, the stems merge into a gigantic canvas, rippling in the wind and caressed by light.

Creative Intention

In any project, you have to be inspired by the site and not impose an idea on a site. For us, the Place des Festivals is a remarkable place. It's a long and narrow place, empty in winter, right in the middle of the city, which reminded us of the ranks established by the seigneurial system in New France, which divided the lots of land. We found the link to agriculture, the field and the seasons interesting.

Rami Bebawi cofonder de Kanva

Credits

Creation and production: KANVA Architecture

A co-production of KANVA Architecture and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership

Biography

Kanva

Founded in 2003 by Rami Bebawi and Tudor Radulescu, and composed of a collective of dynamic architects, KANVA is a Montreal-based multidisciplinary architectural firm whose work is at the forefront of thinking, imagining, drawing and constructing collective space. KANVA has an approach that seeks to re-question and transform the built environment. The firm approaches each project as an opportunity to tell a story, to imagine a place and to expand the scope and dialogue between art and architecture.

The team is inspired by the stories rooted in place and, for each project, seeks to understand the interactions of users with their environment with a strong belief that architecture, art and science are learning tools for transforming the built environment and those who live in it.

MORE INFORMATION: KANVA.CA

Caractéristiques techniques

Size: 4in (length), 6in (hight) et 5in (width)
*by base

Prizes

2014 > GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN
Lighting categorie
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)

2014 > Illuminating engineering society (IES)
Lighting categorie
Awarded to KANVA for Entre les rangs (Luminothérapie 2013-2014)