QUEBEC CITY
Updated: Aug 21
A living and breathing time capsule.
As an engineer and an artist, I'm fascinated by how places carry two identities at once. One
is physical, it is made up of materials, geometry, and craftsmanship. The other is more felt
than seen, the places are shaped by the passage of time, nature, and the people who have
experienced them.
Québec City reminded me that design doesn't end when construction is complete. Buildings
continue to evolve as light shifts across stone, seasons leave their marks, and generations
move through the same streets. Time becomes another building material.
As an engineer, I admire the precision behind these structures. As an artist, I'm drawn to
what lies beyond precision: weathered stone, creeping vines, and the quiet imperfections
that give a place its character.
This balance is something I often explore in my own work. Whether I'm producing music or
painting in watercolor, I am less interested in capturing a subject exactly as it exists and
more interested in capturing the emotion, atmosphere, and feeling that surrounds it.
Québec City reminded me that stories are never truly finished. Places continue to evolve
beyond what their original designers could have envisioned. A building takes on a life of its
own changing with time, nature, and people who experience it.
Québec City reinforced the ideas that continue to shape my work. I am drawn to the
intersection of structure and experience, where places move beyond being seen and
become felt.
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