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Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

Street Artist Roadsworth Transforms the Streets of Montreal into a Visual Playground street art Montréal

In 2001 artist Peter Gibson began a guerrilla street art campaign to encourage the city of Montreal to build more bike lanes. What began as a project borne of activism eventually became an art project that continues to this day. Assuming the name Roadsworth stating, “where Wordsworth is a poet of words, Roadsworth is a poet of roads,” the artist has cleverly modified roads, sidewalks, parking lots and any other publicly visible asphalt surface he can transform with paint. If you want to learn more, the artist recently took a moment to share some thoughts with My Modern Met and you can see much more of his work on his website.

Update: Colossal reader Roula adds via Facebook: The first image “is a visual translation of ‘nid de poule‘—chicken nest, which is the quebecois expression for potholes.”

By Christopher on April 10, 2013 •    

Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal

Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal swings Montréal instruments
Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal swings Montréal instruments
Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal swings Montréal instruments
Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal swings Montréal instruments
Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal swings Montréal instruments
Musical Light Swings on the Streets of Montreal swings Montréal instruments

21 Balançoires (21 Swings) is a recent project by Canadian design collective Daily Tous Les Jours, known for their wide variety of interactive public installations and experiences. Surrounded on both sides by a new music complex and science center, designers Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat chose to bridge the gap between the two by converting a narrow strip of land into an enormous interactive instrument. Pre-recorded sounds from a xylophone, piano, and other instruments were programmed into color-coded swings that when in use play various notes, however when swung in unison with careful cooperation, more complex melodies and harmonies arise. An additional “secret mode” was programmed to only play when all 21 swings were in use. What a fun idea.

Earlier this week a few blogs reported a photo from this series as being some type of swingset bus stop. According to Andraos, while the installation has close proximity to the street it does not actually serve the purpose of a bus stop. All photos courtesy Olivier Blouin.

By Christopher on September 13, 2012 •