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Built in 1972 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the building of Place Ville Marie, in French the name is Presence Feminine. The water jets are on a four minute cycle, and more information about Gerald Gladstone can be found here.
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While it is not entirely aesthetically dis-pleasing, the resemblance to some kind of sea creature, such as a porpoise or small whale is not unentirely inoffensive (not to mention the beheaded-ness …). Yes, it adds to the ‘old meets new’ look and draws on certain art historical tropes of the headless torso in sculpture, I must write that there is something vaguely offensive about this art work. It is entirely of its time–(late 1960s, 70s) but in 2011 the disembodied female torso floating against a Montreal background … is … yech. I do think it is pretty though! Great series on fountains, so thanks!