Programming

DARE-DARE presents Point de rencontre (Meeting Place), a monumental participative work by Giorgia Volpe, taking place between August 1st and 15th 2008. The artistic intervention, which debuted this winter in Québec City, will continue at DARE-DARE in Montréal.

Meeting Place, inspired by the common braided rug will make use of salvaged materials, namely non-biodegradable plastic bags. Participants will weave a braid from these, which coiled will form a huge rug. Meeting Place is an invitation to experience the city in new ways and to redefine public places as grounds where we meet, exchange, and commit to common goals. The work’s title should be interpreted literally and metaphorically, the focus being as much on the process of gathering people together, as on the tangible results of their contributions.

In Cabot Square
From August 1st through 15th 2008, between 9:30 AM & 12:30 PM and 1:30 PM & 4:30 PM
Picnic / vernissage on August 15th 2008 in Cabot Square between 6:00 PM & 9:00 PM

Born in Sao Paulo in Brazil, Giorgia Volpe has been living and working in Québec since 1998. Her work has been featured in solo and collective exhibitions in Brazil, Canada, the United States, Mexico, and in Europe. Giorgia Volpe has staged numerous participative projects and public art interventions. In 2006, she served as curator for public art event, Habiter, presented by le Centre VU in Québec City and participated in the Les Convertibles event, produced by Les Journées de la culture.

Partners: Croissance Travail and Service du développement culturel de la Ville de Montréal.

Thanks to Simon Lafrenière and María Eugenia Poblete for their help with the project.