Solstice by Gaetan Blanchet
Located in Riviere du Loup, Quebec, Canada.
Gaetan Blanchet was born in the Lower St. Lawrence region, where he still lives. Using his sensitivity to the textures of wood, metal and stone, Blanchet explores the ideas of movement and shape in space. Solstice comprises 39 stripped cedar logs, curved in shaped and linked by a system of steel cables. Like a giant lotus flower, the structure is moved by an electric mechanism, and each hour it completes a full cycle by opening and closing like a corolla. A hybrid of mechanical and organic components, Solstice, despite the solidity of its materials and its large dimensions, is light and graceful.
Solstice by Gaetan Blanchet
Located in Riviere du Loup, Quebec, Canada.
Gaetan Blanchet was born in the Lower St. Lawrence region, where he still lives. Using his sensitivity to the textures of wood, metal and stone, Blanchet explores the ideas of movement and shape in space. Solstice comprises 39 stripped cedar logs, curved in shaped and linked by a system of steel cables. Like a giant lotus flower, the structure is moved by an electric mechanism, and each hour it completes a full cycle by opening and closing like a corolla. A hybrid of mechanical and organic components, Solstice, despite the solidity of its materials and its large dimensions, is light and graceful.