 As part of the national museum of human history’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) has teamed up with an artists’ collective, the Human Mozaïk, to produce a gigantic human mural called Mozaïk Civilization.

 This spectacular and innovative work of art was created by “pixelating” 150 members of the public. People of all ages, nationalities and sizes who had various degrees of modeling experience — from a professional model, to a woman in her 70s who wanted to take part in this unique experience — participated in the photo shoot in March.

 The models were made up, had their hair done and were wrapped in coloured fabric (white, black, red, grey, blue and yellow) before being photographed.

 Each individual became a pixel in the colour palette used to create the Mozaïk Civilization mural, a composition of two faces that represent Canada’s cultural diversity.

 Six individuals also served as models for the final composition: Lise Matte, age 67 (woman’s hair), Sheree Nikkanen, 29 (woman’s eyes), Isabelle Gauvreau, 21 (woman’s mouth), Kody Moreau, 18 (man’s hair), Lucien Tessier, 59 (man’s eyes), and Charles-Maxime Nadeau, 28 (man’s mouth).

 Mozaïk Civilization will remain on the four-storey-plus façade of the CMC’s curatorial building until December.

 The Human Mozaïk, founded in 2003 by the artist-photographer Jean René, is a community-based art activity that encourages the public to participate in the creation of large-scale urban art. A Canadian concept, the Human Mozaïk is the first and largest digital artistic mosaic mural project in the world.

 The production of Mozaïk Civilization was made possible thanks to the generous support of Ideal Roofing Company Ltd Manufacturers, an Ottawa-based firm.

Mozaïk Civilization was printed and installed by Optima Communications of Gatineau, under the direction of Michel Dubois (André Vincent, Raymond Bégin, Pierre, Marc and Bruno).

 For more information about the CMC’s 150th anniversary, the public can visit the Museum’s website at www.civilization.ca or call (819) 776-7000. For more information on the Human Mozaïk, visit www.artmozaik.com.

DONNÉES SUR LA MOZAÏK

Modèles : 150

Photos individuelles : plus de 1 400

Durée pour photographier les modèles : 1 journée

Durée du projet dans son entier : 4 mois

Dimensions de la Mozaïk : 4 bannières mesurant chacune 1,8 mètre sur 18,3 mètres,

c’est-à-dire 6 pieds sur 60 pieds

Superficie : 134 mètres carrés (1 440 pieds carrés)

Pixels par bannière : 1 440 (12 rangées x 120 colonnes de pixels)

Nombre de photos (pixels) utilisées : 5 760

MENTIONS ET REMERCIEMENTS

Artistes maquilleurs : André Jacques, Annie Bisaillon, Natacha Meunier, Cindy Gamache, Stéphanie Gibson Merjouni, Karine Sévigny et Isabelle Larocque

Artistes coiffeurs : Valérie Gareau, Stéphanie Simard et Audrey Gareau

Artistes habilleurs : le couturier Louis Campeau, Christine St-Jacques, Véronique Audet et Malika Raïs

Artistes photographes : Chloé Black, Martine Clairoux, Delphine Bachand-Morin et Jean René

Équipe technique : Jasmine Liboiron, Maurice Gibbs, Martine Bélanger, Geneviève Décarie, GPare;, Sophie Lapointe, Jocelyne Sabourin, Mylène Choquette, Mélanie St-Martin, Karen-Anne Chiasson, Marisa Meaker-Wiliamson, Erinne-Colleen Laurin, Daniel Desmarais, Martin Villeneuve, Sophie Rhéaume, Heather Lynch, Mélanie Bourgon, Rebecca Gilman, Isabelle Larocque, Holly Greatrex, Jennifer Gaumond, Joyce Bouchard, Jean-François Lagacé, Mélanie Quesnel, Julie Desnoyers, Marie-Pierre Kroetsch, Mélanie Gagnon, Gabrielle Trépanier Gaveen Mason, Karen McDonald, Lisa Monette et Jean René

DJ : Tony Almonte

Mozaïk civilisations a bénéficié de l’appui de M. Victor Rabinovitch, président-directeur général de la Société du Musée canadien des civilisations, et du soutien de Mme Odette Dumas, chef des Communications de la Société, ainsi que de nombreux autres membres du personnel du Musée (dont vous trouverez la liste complète en consultant www.artmozaik.com).

Photo des modèles de la Mozaïk civilisations seront disponible bientôt chez Centre Japonais de la Photo (Galeries de Hull, 320 Boul. St-Joseph, Gatineau, J8y 3Y8, tel 778-7828) gracieuseté de M. Rod Beatty.

MOZAÏK BY THE NUMBERS

Models: 150

Original photos: more than 1,400

Time to photograph models: 1 day

Total time to complete project: 4 months

Size: 4 banners measuring 1.8 metres x 18.3 metres (6 feet x 60 feet) each

Total area: 134 square metres (1,440 square feet)

Pixels per banner: 1,440 (12 rows x 120 columns of pixels)

Total number of photos (pixels) used: 5,760

CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Makeup artists: André Jacques, Annie Bisaillon, Natacha Meunier, Cindy Gamache, Stéphanie Gibson Merjouni, Karine Sévigny and Isabelle Larocque

Hair artists: Valérie Gareau, Stéphanie Simard and Audrey Gareau

Wardrobe artists: designer Louis Campeau, Christine St-Jacques, Véronique Audet and Malika Raïs

Photo artists: Chloé Black, Martine Clairoux, Delphine Bachand-Morin and Jean René

Technical team: Jasmine Liboiron, Maurice Gibbs, Martine Bélanger, Geneviève Décarie, GPare;, Sophie Lapointe, Jocelyne Sabourin, Mylène Choquette, Mélanie St-Martin, Karen-Anne Chiasson, Marisa Meaker-Wiliamson, Erinne-Colleen Laurin, Daniel Desmarais, Martin Villeneuve, Sophie Rhéaume, Heather Lynch, Mélanie Bourgon, Rebecca Gilman, Isabelle Larocque, Holly Greatrex, Jennifer Gaumond, Joyce Bouchard, Jean-François Lagacé, Mélanie Quesnel, Julie Desnoyers, Marie-Pierre Kroetsch, Mélanie Gagnon, Gabrielle Trépanier Gaveen Mason, Lisa Monette, Karen McDonald and Jean René.

DJ: Tony Almonte

Mozaïk Civilization benefited from the support of Dr. Victor Rabinovitch, President and CEO of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, and the assistance of Odette Dumas, Chief of Corporate Communications, as well as from many other Museum staff members (full list available on www.artmozaik.com).

Photo of the models Mozaïk civilizations will be available soon at Japan Camera Photo Centre (Galeries de Hull, 320 Boul. St-Joseph, Gatineau, J8y 3Y8, tel 778-7828) thank to Mr. Rod Beatty.