Julie Rene de Cotret

MINI GOLF – a social practice: H#7 

Julie Rene de Cotret: Raccoon Mischief 

This hole consists of two garbage cans being raided by three raccoons. The intent is to create a hole with humor, playfulness and excitement, to indulge our memories of raccoons at the campground or any raccoon foolery. This setting, a laid back fun atmosphere, makes the player feel apart of the mischief occurring at this hole hopefully inciting players to share their experiences of this other omnivorous mammal

Playing Tips:

  • This is a par-2 hole
  • The tee-off point on Raccoon Mischief is in front of the garbage can tunnel.
  • Using your club as a pool cue is beneficial for this hole.

Julie René de Cotret was born in Montreal in 1976. She studied Fine Arts at John Abbott College, in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal and received her B.F.A. from the NSCAD, in 2004. In 2005 she was guest student at the Meadows School of Art, SMU, Dallas, Tx. She has recently finished a two-year artist residency program with the School of Environmental Science at the University of Guelph. Her studio is located in Guelph. René de Cotret is a member of the Board of Directors for Ed Video Media Art Centre, and she also curates at the Elora Centre for the Arts.

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6×6 is 1 of 11 installations by Associate Professor Elise Shelley’s ARCH 425 students. ARCH 425 is a 4th year course at Waterloo Architecture that investigates the modern designed landscape in connection with nature, social issues, and environmentalism.

Location: rare Charitable Research Reserve, Site 11

Group Members:

1 Fish Zachary
2 Gray Braden
3 Kim Sung-Jun Mark
4 Moghaddam Matin
5 Wenzel Stephen

6×6

Emerging from the tall grass the teasel plant stands proud. Originally imported from Europe for widespread use in the textile industry this non-native species is now considered invasive. 6 x 6 embodies this idea of human induced invasion, imposing the order of the city into nature, a grid of columns juxtaposed with the natural landscape. Each post is a minimalist interpretation of the biannual teasel, investigating the cyclical changes of form, collecting solar energy during the day and glowing each night. The uniform grid reinforces the rolling topography while the lights illuminate the landscape at night, acting as a beacon for the Common Ground installations at RARE, to all the cars that pass by.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photographs Provided by the Artists courtesy of Waterloo Architecture.
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