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A thousand logs

Conceived by Kanva using scattered logs, 560 KM is an installation that owes its name to the length of the St. Maurice River, the last one in Quebec to be used for floating log booms.

Conceived and produced by Kanva and presented by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, the installation 560 KM is a work consisting of one thousand logs scattered between De Bleury and Clark streets in a metaphorical representation of river driving – the 19th century method of moving timber down Quebec’s rivers.

Kanva, 560 km, Montréal, Canada — Kanva, *560 km*, a thousand logs on Sainte Catherine Street, Montréal, Canada

560 KM owes its name to the length of the St. Maurice River, the last Quebec river used for floating log booms before the practice ended in 1996. All wood used for the installation – 3 to 5 meters long logs, each about 30 cm in diameter – comes from the West Brome sawmill. It has FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) environmental certification, indicating that the wood comes from responsibly managed forests. After the work is disassembled, all logs will be returned to the sawmill for processing into useful products.

until 29 May 2016
560 KM
Kanva
Sainte-Catherine Street, Montréal

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A thousand logs

Conceived by Kanva using scattered logs, 560 KM is an installation that owes its name to the length of the St. Maurice River, the last one in Quebec to be used for floating log booms.

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