Les Victoires⎥Canal Saint-Denis
29 June 2024
Franc-Moisin bridge, Saint-Denis, France
Group exhibition
For the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and under the artistic direction of COAL, Plaine commune presents Les Victoires, an artistic project including 6 monumental works along the redesigned banks of the Canal Saint-Denis.
In the series Genius Loci, Lucy + Jorge Orta have created “L’envol”, a life-size bronze sculpture of a child holding a bird in his hand. Placed on the footbridge overlooking the Canal Saint-Denis and the Olympic Stadium, this universal figure symbolises the link between generations, a dynamic and poetic image of renewal for a neighbourhood in the making, at the heart of urban and ecological transitions. It shows us the road ahead and the future with all the fervour of youth.
A project in collaboration with COAL and in partnership with the cities of Saint-Denis, Aubervilliers and Paris.