加拿大魁北克Dendrites艺术装置
Dendrites / Studio Michel de Broin

由专筑网李韧，吴静雅编译

来自建筑事务所的描述：该项目受蒙特利尔市委托，位于近期开发的国际民航组织广场（Interna-tional Civil Aviation Organization Plaza——ICAO）的核心地区，Dendrites艺术装置是艺术家Michel de Broin的最新公共纪念性作品。

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

“Dendrite”一词意为树突，指的是神经元的分支突起部分，传递来自大脑的信号。而这个属于最初来源于古希腊，代表树木的意思。该作品由两个雕塑形态的楼梯组成，沿着城市中心的Notre-Dame街道两侧延伸。艺术家运用了树木枝丫形态，来表达树状元素，同时唤起树木的意向。艺术装置由耐候钢建造而成，呈现出如树干般的赭石色，同时也表达了该地区传统的工业特征和基础设施。钢材的表面经过氧化形成具有肌理感的颗粒物，看上去与树干更加契合。楼梯的动态形式和材料之间形成了微妙的平衡感，同时也暗示了城市不断变化的意向。

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. Construct-ed 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.

在全新的塑性结构之中，楼梯起到了动态流通的功能，人们既可以在这里行走流动，同时也形成了城市的竖向景观，在“枝干”的顶端，人们可以欣赏城市美景。因此，整座艺术装置便也表达了这样一种设计理念，让人们在环绕的结构之中盘旋，最终来到顶部看到不一样的风景。

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 in-nate 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.

该装置有着不同的流线，人们可以自由选择，当人们来到装置前，便会出现不同的选择，这就好像人类思维在大脑中的传播。同时，人们在行走的过程中，会不断地欣赏到不同的风景，这就像是意识在脑海中的传递过程，人们穿过装置，以另一种形态出现在其另一侧。

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.

该区域原先是一片拥挤的交通场所，通过增加全新的道路、绿色空间、交流场所，从而形成了人们步行与骑行的公共空间。而Dendrites艺术装置则完美地呼应了城市理念，即为人们带来更多的参与感，当人们来到枝干顶端，其自身就如同大树的绿叶一般焕发生机。

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 direct-ly 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.

建筑设计：Studio Michel de Broin
地点：加拿大，魁北克，蒙特利尔市，国际民航组织广场
主创建筑师：Artist, Michel de Broin
项目时间：2017年
摄影：Jules Deauchamp-Desbiens, Michel de Broin, Aida Lorain
制造商：Lafontaine Iron Werks Inc. and Toque Innovations
工程设计：Quantum Engineering Inc
建筑专业：Gabriel Rousseau

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
Fabrication: Lafontaine Iron Werks Inc. and Toque Innovations
Engineer: Quantum Engineering Inc
Architect: Gabriel Rousseau