Grow Together

Eric Tardiff

Aluminium

When we talk about cohabitation, I immediately think of social cohabitation, of living together in peace

and respect for each other. We hope and desire the inclusion of different cultures and social classes in our

society. That being said, the project that I propose to you here is intended to be unifying by its purpose

and intriguing by its form. The sculpture suggests the inclusion of people around us for a better

cohabitation starting with the Me and ending with Them It is an interactive sculpture where the visitor is

invited to pose their figure in the last facial space, the ME. I chose to put the two official languages for a

specific purpose of integrating the two host cultures. In addition, seen in profile, the sculpture also refers

to a megaphone, symbolizing the desire to be heard. I think a lot of photos will be taken by visitors

because of the interactive face concept.

Éric Tardif is from Kamouraska, a region in the Bas Saint-Laurent municipality in Quebec. Tardif

originally studied Natural Sciences but turned to studying the arts and sculpture to explore his passion and

artistic talent.

In his work Tardif explores dimension, movement, and space. He works with several different materials

and mediums in his work from wood, metal, and also has variety of mixed media 2D work as well. Tardif

pushes the art world in both his concepts as well as his avant-garde method of steam-folding wood for his

wood sculptures. This technique allows for his wooden sculptures to be full of movement and curved

forms.

He has received grants from CALQ (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec) and SODEC (Société de

développement des entreprises culturelles) for several years.

In recent years, Éric has expanded his artwork into bronze sculpture and has returned to his multimedia

work. For the past 5 years, Eric has been working and designing Public Art and expressive outdoor

sculptures in aluminum.

He has more than 100 exhibitions to his name around the world and his work can be found in 10 galleries

across North America.

Applications are open for a Summer Program and Outreach Co-ordinator at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest
Deadline for application:
April 26, 2024 at 5:00pm