Dominique Plamondon
Robustesse, 2025
Metals, mirrors, plastics, new and reclaimed materials
Dimensions: 84'' x 84'' x 96''

Photo credit: Marion Desjardins | Instagram : @Llamaryon

Robustesse

Like a watchtower, a circular structure rises toward the sky. It evokes joined hands, ready to protect and to confront the many challenges ahead. It suggests that beyond the domination exerted, there remains the possibility of reversal: the union of a collective resistance, freed from the dogmas imposed by systems.

The strength of the human community, gathered in a gesture of solidarity, allows us to glimpse the possibilities of a future in which human beings reconcile with the living world. On the other hand, it also illustrates a different kind of union: that of refusal, organizing itself in resistance to the necessary transformations required for a more sustainable society to emerge. Between active hope and defensive withdrawal, two paths take shape. The mirror finish of the structure reflects our own image back to us, confronting us with our place in this choice. It is up to us alone to decide which side we stand on, and which story we wish to write: that of preserving life, or that of its programmed disappearance.