"Dance Floor" by Jean Verville architect

"Dance Floor" by Jean Verville architect at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

In the summer of 2016, Jean Verville's sophisticated installation, DANCE FLOOR, presented a vibrant landscape brought to life through exuberant trompe-l'oeil techniques.

Curated by Aline Chahine | 
August 14, 2023
| Est. Reading: 1 minute
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Address: Montreal
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Year: 2016
Area: 3000 sq.ft.

Architect Jean Verville wins coveted Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ invited competition for the development of Museum Avenue in Montreal, Canada. During summer 2016, his elegant installation DANCE FLOOR offers a lively landscape animated by an exuberant trompe-l’oeil.

With Verville’s proposal the participants experiment movement, both free and structured by the course, to surrender to the pleasure of an impulsive action or casual wandering. Welcoming varied and unforgettable performances, DANCE FLOOR shines a new dynamism to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ area.

"Dance Floor" by Jean Verville architect
© Maxime Brouillet

With paving made of more than 5,000 footprints, DANCE FLOOR installation composed a stunning mosaic reminiscent of hammered gold, nod to the theme of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ exhibition Pompeii.

The gesture, of an equally unexpected as sensational simplicity, traces some chaos proper to crowd and invite passersby to improvise steps on this huge dancing floor.

"Dance Floor" by Jean Verville architect
© Maxime Brouillet

Shaping a new urban intersection, architect Jean Verville transforms the pedestrian street into a giant interactive activity enlivening downtown Montreal with formidable improvised dances, while encouraging the visitor to build its customized tour within the works of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Sculpture Garden.

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