The Maple Leaf Forever, 2023
in Cabinet Music: Cantata for Erosion, 2023 with Will Robinson at The Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, PEI
curated by Pan Wendt
The second part of a collaborative project between Lou Sheppard and Will Robinson that reflects on the Brutalist Architectures that house art and culture within the Atlantic Region. Within the ‘Living monument’ to Canada’s Confederation, the Confederation Centre to the Arts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the artists reflect on the rhetoric, pageantry and performance of the confederation of Canada, its legacies and the future potential of this building submerged under the rising sea.
Collaborative works by Lou Sheppard & William Robinson
Tideline 2264 (Tricennenial), 2023 Curtains, blue velvet fabric; performance score
Glitter Pattern (Discothèque), 2023 Mirrors affixed to Confederation Centre Ceiling
Six Pavilions (Risers/Rafts), 2023 Plywood cabinets with audio
The Founders Dream, 2023 Cassette Tape, Archival Photo
Works by Lou Sheppard
The Lamp of Memory, 2023 Backdrop, Inkjet print on linen fabric
The Maple Leaf Forever, 2023 Choral Performance and Recording with The St. David's Singers, conducted by Simon Blake with Soloist Janelle Lucyk. Score Arrangement by Lou Sheppard, edited by Nick Veltmyer