Cité Mémoire Explained

Cité Mémoire
Artist:Michel Lemieux, Victor Pilon
Medium:Video projection
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Cité Mémoire is an ongoing art installation created by Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon, displayed in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] [2] It is scheduled to last for four years, and features 80 projectors creating images on old buildings. Cité Mémoire has been called the "largest such installation in the world".[3] On the days when the projection is active, which varies during the year, it is available from dusk to close to the end of the day.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 new 'Cité Mémoire' installations unveiled for Montreal's 375th birthday. Globalnews.ca. 11 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Cité Mémoire makes history in Old Montreal. Montrealgazette.com. 2017-08-11.
  3. Web site: Cité Mémoire: Gigantic projections conjure up history in Old Montreal. Cbc.ca. 11 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Cité Mémoire. Art Public Montréal. 14 December 2020.