© Michel de Broin

(米歇尔·德布罗因)

架构师提供的文本描述。树形仪式是艺术家米歇尔·德布罗因(Michel De Broin)的最新公共作品，受位于最近开发的国际民用航空组织广场(International Aviation Organization)核心的蒙特雷市(Montréal)的委托。

Text description provided by the architects. Commissioned by the City of Montréal Situated at the core of the recently developed Interna­tional Civil Aviation Organization Plaza (ICAO), Dendrites is the newest monumental public work by the artist Michel de Broin.

树突一词指的是神经元的分支投射，它传播大脑刺激；这个词来自希腊树突，也是树的意思。该作品横跨市中心的圣母院街两侧，由两个直接以神经元结构为模型的雕塑楼梯组成。同时，树干的庞大树干及其分支网络向周围的城市景观扩展，树干样元素分别以其各自的大小和独特的鼻孔来区别。该建筑采用耐候钢结构，具有它所引用的树干的矿石颜色，同时也暗示了市中心城市遗址的工业历史及其铁质基础设施。通过自然氧化的过程，雕塑的钢表面经历了铁颗粒的微观结晶，回忆了枝晶的形成。这个动态的过程在楼梯的形式和它的底层材料之间创造了一个细微的平行，也可以被理解为类似于围绕着它的网络城市的不断变化的形式。

The word dendrite refers to the branched projections of a neuron, which propagate cerebral stimulation; the term is derived from the Greek Dendron, also the word for tree. Extending across both sides of Notre-Dame Street in the downtown core, the work is comprised of two sculptural stairways directly modeled on the neuron structure. Simultaneously evocative of massive tree trunks with their network of branches spreading out towards the surrounding cityscape, the trunk-like elements are distinguished both by their respective sizes and unique sinuosities. Construct­ed of weathering steel, the piece takes on the ochre color of the tree trunks it references, while simultaneously alluding to the industrial past of the central urban site and its iron infrastructure. Through the natural process of oxidation, the sculpture’s steel surface undergoes a microscopic crystallization of iron particles recalling the formation of dendrites. This dynamic process creates a nuanced parallel between the form of the stairway and its underlying material, and can also be read as analogous to the ever changing form of the networked city surrounding it.

 © Jules Deauchamp-Desbiens

(C)朱尔斯·杜尚-德斯比安

在这种新的雕塑结构中，底层楼梯仍然是循环结构，允许人们流动，同时也向人们对垂直提升的渴望招手；渴望到达树的最高分支，或登上山峰，以便思考一个新的地平线。树状仪式提供了这样一种体验，让公众有机会爬上树枝，看到另一种景象。

Recontextualized in this new sculptural configuration, the underlying stairways still function as circulatory structures allowing for the movement of people while also beckoning towards an in­nate human desire for vertical ascension; the urge to reach the highest branch of a tree or peak a mountain in order to contemplate a new horizon. Dendrites offers such an experience, allowing the public the opportunity to climb its branches and glimpse an alternative view.

 © Jules Deauchamp-Desbiens

(C)朱尔斯·杜尚-德斯比安

树突鼓励通过其他可能的路线网络攀爬。当过路人爬上楼梯时，他们总是面临分歧，因此必须做出决定。在人类大脑中，思维是通过在更大的神经元树突网络中传递电脉冲而形成的，这是一种恰当的隐喻；就像登山者在雕塑中发现周围环境的结构一样。从工作的一端到另一端-就像一种神经冲动穿过大脑-步行者爬上楼梯，冒险进入雕塑，以新的视角出现在另一边。

Dendrites encourages climbing through a network of alternate possible routes. When a passer-by ascends the stairs they consistently face a bifurcation, and a decision must ensue. An apt metaphor is found in the way thoughts are formed in the human brain through the transmission of electrical impulses within a larger network of neuronal dendrites; much like the climber in the sculpture discovering the structures of his surrounding environment. From one end of the work to the other — like a neural impulse traveling across the brain — the walker climbs the stairs and ventures into the sculpture, emerging on the other side with a new perspective.

 Stair detail

楼梯细节

 © Michel de Broin

(米歇尔·德布罗因)

这个原本很重的贩卖点的重新开发使汽车成为它的中心，因为它创造了一条新的道路，绿色的空间，以及为行人和骑自行车的人设计的交汇点。树形仪式直接回应了这种综合的城市愿景-为路人提供了积极参与的机会。他们在树枝上攀爬，使雕塑栩栩如生，就像一棵树的叶子。

The redevelopment of this originally heavy trafficked site displaced the car as its central focus through the creation of a new path, green space, and meeting point designed to be frequented by pedestrians and cyclists alike. Dendrites direct­ly responds to this integrated urban vision - offering passersby the opportunity for active participation. By climbing in the branches, they animate the sculpture much like the foliage of a tree

 © Jules Deauchamp-Desbiens

(C)朱尔斯·杜尚-德斯比安

Architects Studio Michel de Broin

Location International Civil Aviation Organization Plaza, City of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lead Architects Artist, Michel de Broin

Project Year 2017

Photographs Jules Deauchamp-Desbiens, Michel de Broin, Aida Lorain

Category Installations & Structures