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A New Photographic Exhibition

Observatoire de la Capitale has just launched an exhibition of 20 photographs taken from the book Art sacré, actes créateurs, published by Éditions Sylvain Harvey and Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec.

Presented on the east façade until late March 2009, the photographs selected for this exhibition were chosen from among 200 plates in this book. The images themselves were drawn from a pool of over 5,000 quality photographs in color and black & white.

Visitors who purchase this stunning, 176 page work (available for $34.95) will be refunded their admission to Observatoire de la Capitale.

A unique artistic portrait

For Art sacré, actes créateurs, photographers Louise-Andrée Laliberté and Daniel Tremblay photographed over 120 public, monastic, and convent churches and chapels. The fruit of their labor paints a unique artistic portrait of Québec City’s major churches, with the utmost respect for the many generations of Québec artists and artisans who worked on them. 

Apart from conventional imagery, the religious heritage exhibited in Art sacré, actes créateurs reveals the artistic trends connected to the cultural and economic upheavals that Québec City has seen since it was founded. It was from this perspective that Louise-Andrée Laliberté and Daniel Tremblay undertook to photograph the interior of Québec City’s places of worship in 2002.

Éditions Sylvain Harvey and Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec once again provide an opportunity to explore little-known aspects of the capital. Previous joint publications include volumes 1 and 2 of Les Anglos : La face cachée de Québec, as well as Québec, les images témoignent and Quatre siècles d’affaires. Since it began in 1994, Éditions Sylvain Harvey has specialized in publishing beautiful books and photographic works.

Québec City Through the Eyes of Kedl extended until February 28

Visitors can also admire the exhibition Québec City Through the Eyes of Kedl. Four Centuries of Passion (cont’d) on the north and west façades until late February 2009. This exhibition pays tribute to the photography of Eugen Kedl. It boasts some 75 original and previously unpublished photographs showcasing Québec City’s milestones and religious, military, and urban heritage, as well as the legacy handed down to the city by four centuries of history. A second part of the exhibition looks at Austrian immigrants who, each in their own way, helped build and develop their new homeland just like Eugen Kedl.