Territories 2.0
Olivier Roberge
ARTWORK DESCRIPTION
Territories 2.0
A starry cube encloses a diorama depicting a miniature landscape that has been abundantly transformed by human intervention and climate change. The summer panorama is interrupted by billboards and graffiti. This collision of symbols alludes to capitalist interests perpetrated by consumerism as well as the need for individual expression that counterbalances them. Could the fiery visuals appearing on the boards be a sign of destruction of the natural landscape, or of a hope of regeneration?
Year created : 2021
Technical specifications
Materials : Steel, polycarbonate, paint, miniature models, LED lighting
Number of items : 1
Dimensions : 8’2″ x 12′ x 12′
Notes : Freestanding. Requires firm, level ground.
ARTIST
Olivier Roberge, QUEBEC
Olivier Roberge is a Montreal-based artist who creates miniature landscapes of poetic worlds for fertile encounters—between bucolic nature and modern technology, imagination and reason, and past, present, and future. He has exhibited at Caravansérail artist-run centre in Rimouski, Université de Montréal art gallery, and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
