Fiona Annis

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Project archive (Re-assemble)

À la rencontre des sources (A Tale of Sources) is a series of bronze sculptures cast using the lost-wax method. The sculptures are hand-built and composed of variety of materials including birch bark, drift wood, rings, ladders, vases, pallets and discarded building materials, that are then transformed into bronze.

The sculptures are grouped into four tableaus that explore the themes of entropy, temporality, migration, and knowledge sharing.

The process of creation began with a period of research, followed by many trials and tribulations in the studio, the sculptures were then formalized with a thin coat of wax, and transferred to the prolific team at the Atelier de bronze Inverness, and then installed at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

This portfolio documents the project’s evolution, more specifically the reassemblage of the cast bronze pieces. To cast the sculptures in bronze, they are cut and sectioned into segments small enough to fit in the foundry’s kilns. Once the ceramic shell is removed, they are welded back together like a complex and seamless puzzle.

Accessible day and night, À la rencontre des sources (A Tale of Sources), is now permanently installed on the grounds of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec @mnbaq. My thanks to multiple project partners, and the members of the jury for their trust - the project arises from to an open call by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec @mccquebec

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