(Hal Ingberg, Réflexions colorées, 2003-ongoing. Photo by Louise Tanguay, courtesy of International Garden Festival, Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens, 2006.)

We've posted Hal Ingberg's marvelous pavilion, Réflexions colorées, at least a couple times before, and we're doing it again to alert our readers that Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens' annual festival of avant-gardening in Quebec is well under way.


(Hal Ingberg, Réflexions colorées, 2003-ongoing. Photo by Louise Tanguay, courtesy of International Garden Festival, Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens, 2006.)

As described by the artist, this “semi-reflective equilateral triangle (20 x 20 x 20 ft) provides an intimate, courtyard-like enclosure that both frames and intensifies the perception of the forest. Within the enclosure, the colour of the glass establishes a sense of spatial definition, while its semi-reflective surface creates surprising perceptual readings that change with the conditions of light and the visitor’s position towards trees and angles at which glass corners meet. From the outside, the installation is physically understood, but its receptor quality transforms it into an enigmatic object.”


(Hal Ingberg, Réflexions colorées, 2003-ongoing. Photo by Louise Tanguay, courtesy of International Garden Festival, Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens, 2006.)


(Hal Ingberg, Réflexions colorées, 2003-ongoing. Photo by Louise Tanguay, courtesy of International Garden Festival, Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens, 2006.)


(Hal Ingberg, Réflexions colorées, 2003-ongoing. Photo by Louise Tanguay, courtesy of International Garden Festival, Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens, 2006.)

The festival runs through 2 October 2011.

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