圣诺贝尔的《SOLEILS》，加拿大 / Étienne Paquette + the Municipality of Saint-Norbert

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圣诺贝尔市政府、当地居民与艺术家 Étienne Paquette 欣然邀请公众前来参观《SOLEILS》——这是一件永久性的雕塑与数字艺术作品，围绕村庄旧教堂的周边、内部及其立面展开。如今，这座旧教堂被称为 Jean-Pierre Ferland 文化空间。这处承载着丰富历史的场所，曾在最后关头通过社区动员和一场义演音乐会而免于关闭。如今，它因这件当代公共艺术作品，在村庄中心获得了新的集体意义。

The Municipality of Saint-Norbert, its residents, and artist Étienne Paquette are pleased to invite the public to discover SOLEILS, a permanent sculptural and digital artwork that unfolds around, inside, and across the façade of the village’s former church, now known as the Espace culturel Jean-Pierre Ferland. Saved from closure at the eleventh hour through community mobilization and a benefit concert, this storied site now takes on a new collective purpose at the heart of the village through this contemporary public artwork.

▼旧教堂正立面与钟楼，Former church façade and bell tower

▼装置孔洞中的建筑片段，

Architectural fragments through the installation openings

这一以艺术推动村庄更新的尝试，也回应了一个更宏大的议题：如何守护地区社区的身份与遗产。这在魁北克乃至更广阔的地区，都是一个具有现实意义的文化问题。在圣诺贝尔，这一行动既具体又具有象征性：一座几乎消失的教堂，被转化为一个扎根于集体记忆、同时面向未来的生活场所。

This bet on art as a tool for village renewal speaks to a broader story: the effort to safeguard the identity and heritage of regional communities — a cultural issue of real significance in Quebec and beyond. In Saint-Norbert, the gesture is both concrete and symbolic: turning a church that nearly disappeared into a living place, rooted in its collective memory and open to the future.

▼《SOLEILS》入口标识与教堂，SOLEILS entrance signage and former church

▼树荫中的太阳管风琴，Solar Organ beneath the trees

作为一种改变教堂用途的艺术行动，《SOLEILS》将集体功能重新带回村庄中心。《SOLEILS》围绕内在生命与塑造社区生活的仪式展开，在 Jean-Pierre-Ferland 文化空间的场地上，提供了一种沉浸式体验，使遗产、光线、数字创作与集体记忆在此汇聚。作品通过旧教堂室外与室内的四个艺术区域，邀请居民和访客探索场地、与装置互动，并将这一空间转化为真正用于庆祝与沉思的聚集之所。在室外，作品的各个组成部分全年可见、四季可达，也向路人开放。在温暖的夏夜，或村庄举行重要集体活动之时——如农贸市场、音乐会及其他活动——作品得以完整呈现：它成为村庄公共生活的一部分，加强人与人之间的联系，并营造出有助于社区生活的场所氛围。

An artistic gesture that transforms the purpose of a church, SOLEILS restores a collective function to the heart of the village. Built around themes of inner life and the rituals that shape community living, SOLEILS offers an immersive experience where heritage, light, digital creation, and collective memory converge on the grounds of the Espace culturel Jean-Pierre-Ferland. Through four artistic zones, both outside and inside the former church, the work invites residents and visitors to explore the site, interact with the installations, and turn this space into a true gathering place for celebration and contemplation. Outdoors, the components are accessible and visible year-round, through every season, and to passersby. On warm summer evenings or during the village’s major collective moments — farmers’ markets, concerts, and other activities — the work reveals itself fully: it becomes part of the village’s public life, strengthening connections between people and fostering a setting conducive to community life.

▼融入绿地的声音装置，

Sound installation integrated into the landscape

《SOLEILS》：四个艺术介入，唤醒村庄生活 SOLEILS: Four Artistic Interventions Bringing the Village to Life

太阳管风琴：聆听光的律动 SOLAR ORGAN: Tuning In to the Light

Jean-Pierre-Ferland 文化空间的场地上新建了一处圆形空间，每日迎接居民与访客，为人们在池塘边提供一处平静的休憩之所。空间中央矗立着“太阳管风琴”，这是一座纪念碑式的互动钢制雕塑，能够通过解读与温度、紫外线和亮度相关的数据，发出柔和的声音。作品植根于日光循环与农业隐喻，回应地方历史，并触及圣诺贝尔社区的精神本质。其互动性设计使访客能够参与到声景的创造之中，形成适合沉思的环境。装置周围设有休憩区域，包括四张长椅（一张木质、三张石质）和两个石质平台。

A new circular space on the grounds of the Espace culturel welcomes residents and visitors daily, offering a peaceful spot to rest along the pond’s edge. At its center stands the Solar Organ, a monumental interactive steel sculpture that produces gentle sounds by interpreting data related to temperature, UV rays, and luminosity. Rooted in the cycles of sunlight and an agricultural metaphor, the work reflects local history and reaches for the essence of the Norbert community. Interactive by design, it lets visitors take part in creating a soundscape conducive to contemplation. Around it, resting areas have been created using four benches (one wood, three stone) and two stone platforms.

▼旧教堂大厅中的音乐风速仪，Musical Anemometers in the former church hall

音乐风速仪：以和声表达 MUSICAL ANEMOMETERS: Expressing in Harmony

“音乐风速仪”以弧形排列在旧教堂的主厅内，由六件纪念碑式乐器组成。这些乐器以木材和加工金属制成，可通过呼吸或手动方式激活，共同构成一处沉浸式、互动性的声景。按照预设程序，访客可以运用来自两套音乐谱系的声音与人声进行演奏。其中一套受到花园声景启发，具有生成性，允许访客创造属于自己的冥想环境；另一套则重新演绎 Jean-Pierre Ferland 的五首知名歌曲，致敬社区丰厚的文化遗产。“音乐风速仪”永久陈列于旧教堂之中，同时也会巡回至魁北克各地的不同文化场馆展出。

Arranged in an arc within the former church’s main hall, the Musical Anemometers bring together six monumental musical instruments, crafted in wood and worked metal, activated by breath or by hand, composing an immersive, interactive soundscape. Following a set program, visitors play with voices and sounds drawn from two musical repertoires. One, inspired by the soundscape of a garden, is generative and lets visitors create their own meditative environment; the other reinterprets five well-known songs by Jean-Pierre Ferland, celebrating the community’s rich cultural heritage. The Musical Anemometers are on permanent display in the former church, and also travel to various cultural venues across Quebec.

▼访客体验音乐风速仪，Visitors engaging with the Musical Anemometers

虹膜之门：透过村庄孩子的眼睛看世界 IRIS PORTAL: Seeing the World Through the Village’s Children’s Eyes

“虹膜之门”安装在场地入口处，是一座纪念碑式耐候钢雕塑，其图像来自村庄小学105名学生的眼睛照片。作品在2024年春季与孩子们进行社区参与活动后创作而成，由两块面板组成，成为欢迎之姿的象征，也象征着世代之间火炬的传递。

Installed at the entrance to the site, the Iris Portal is a monumental Corten steel sculpture created from photographs of the eyes of 105 students at the village’s elementary school. Created following a community engagement day with the children in the spring of 2024, the two-panel work becomes a symbol of welcome and of passing the torch between generations.

▼教堂大厅中的互动声景，

Interactive soundscape in the church hall

叙事立面：庆祝记忆与集体生活 NARRATIVE FACADE: Celebrating Memory and Collective Life

每当日落时分，“叙事立面”便通过钟楼的启动与立面的照明，让教堂重新“活”起来。如同一种古老的仪式，这一视听与雕塑构成标记着村庄日常生活的节奏。通过与魁北克为数不多的钟琴专家之一合作，项目在保留原有手动机制的同时，为钟楼增设了可编程钟锤。受 Jean-Pierre Ferland 与 Angèle Dubeau 音乐世界启发的雕塑也装点着立面，向圣诺贝尔的流行音乐与古典音乐遗产致敬。

Each evening at sunset, the Narrative Facade brings the church to life through the activation of the bell tower and the illumination of the façade. Like an age-old ritual, the audiovisual and sculptural composition marks the rhythm of daily village life. Programmable hammers were added to the bell tower — while preserving the original manual mechanism — through a collaboration with one of Quebec’s few campanologists (bell specialists). Sculptures inspired by the musical worlds of Jean-Pierre Ferland and Angèle Dubeau also adorn the façade, paying tribute to Saint-Norbert’s popular and classical musical heritage.

▼音乐风速仪的圆形开口细节，Circular opening detail of the Musical Anemometers

一次重要的合作 A Major Collaboration

《SOLEILS》历经五年的构思、发展与创作而成。除创作者 Étienne Paquette 之外，项目还汇集了来自广泛学科领域的十余位合作者，涵盖数字制琴、装饰铁艺、木工、钟琴学以及互动编程等方向。项目也让此前彼此并不熟悉的地区艺术家与工匠聚集在一起，为新的艺术合作打开了可能。凭借对文化媒介与公民参与的高度重视，《SOLEILS》也帮助一个乡村社区更加接近当代科技艺术，并让村庄中的一整代孩子接触到数字创作。

The fruit of five years of conception, development, and creation, SOLEILS brought together — alongside creator Étienne Paquette — a dozen collaborators from a wide range of disciplines, from digital lutherie to ornamental ironwork, woodworking, campanology, and interactive programming. The project also brought together regional artists and craftspeople who had previously known little of each other’s work, opening the door to new artistic collaborations. Through its strong focus on cultural mediation and citizen participation, SOLEILS also helped bring a rural community closer to contemporary technological art, and introduced an entire generation of village children to digital creation.

▼儿童参与互动声音装置，Child engaging with the interactive sound installation

探访《SOLEILS》 Discovering SOLEILS

《SOLEILS》的室外组成部分始终可进入参观，位于圣诺贝尔 Rue Principale 2111号 Jean-Pierre Ferland 文化空间周边。只有“太阳管风琴”会在冬季暂停运行。公众可以在夏季每周五上午的免费开放参观时段进入室内部分，即“音乐风速仪”；此外，在 Jean-Pierre-Ferland 文化空间举办活动期间，包括圣诺贝尔农贸市场期间，也可参观这一作品。

The outdoor components of SOLEILS remain accessible at all times, around the Espace culturel Jean-Pierre Ferland, at 2111 Rue Principale in Saint-Norbert. Only the Solar Organ is paused during the winter. The public can access the indoor component of the work, the Musical Anemometers, during free, open visits on summer Friday mornings, as well as during events held at the Espace culturel Jean-Pierre-Ferland, including the Saint-Norbert Farmers’ Markets.

▼儿童与装置互动，Children interacting with the installation