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Photo credit Ulysse Lemerise _ OSA Images
560 KM: A thousand logs on Sainte-Catherine Street in Montreal, Canada. This large, bold art installation in the heart of Montreal has transformed a pedestrian zone in the cultural district, Quartier des Spectacles.
One thousand logs temporarily grace Sainte-Catherine Street, enhancing it in an original representation of river driving, the 19th century method of moving timber down Quebec’s rivers. Its aim in part is to encourage Montrealers and visitors to think about their connection with nature and history, and the link between the logs and the urban space they now occupy.
Photo credit Ulysse Lemerise _ OSA Images
560 KM owes its name to the length of the St. Maurice River, the last Quebec river used for floating log booms before the practice ended in 1996. All wood used for the installation comes from the West Brome sawmill. It has FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) environmental certification, indicating that the wood comes from responsibly managed forests. After the work is disassembled, all logs will be returned to the sawmill for processing into useful products.
The installation is on Sainte-Catherine Street between De Bleury and Clark, Montreal, from 5 to 29 May 2016.
Photo credit Ulysse Lemerise _ OSA Images
