Le Grand Rassemblement, meaning "The Great Gathering", is a piece of art found in the town of Sainte-Flavie, Quebec.
Le Grand Rassemblement is a work of art that is constantly changing thanks to the Saint Lawrence River.
From minute to minute, it can be totally different and that is what makes it truly unique in the world.
Sculptures of different characters made of reinforced concrete that disappear and appear according to the tides is very special.
The statues on the outskirts and in the parking lot never disappear underwater, but the coolest to see are those on the beach.
The work, produced by Marcel Gagnon, has evolved since its creation in 1986.
Initially there were around 80 sculptures, but today there are more than a hundred.
At low tide, you can get to the foot of the farthest statue and at high tide, most of the statues disappear underwater.
At low tide, you can also see small wooden rafts carrying some of the statues, but they quickly disappear with the tide.
In the nearby parking lot, we find a different character, covered with mosaic and placed on a half-sphere, also covered with mosaic, that represents the planet Earth.
The other characters seem to come his way, as they all face him.
On the panel in front of him, a poem that goes with the work.
I passed the area twice during my tour of the Gaspésie in the hope of seeing low tide without success.
I would also have liked to see the work in the evening, because I was told that the lighting gave a really different atmosphere to the places and the sunset are amazing, but this was impossible in our itinerary.
At least I got to admire the details of the different statues and realized there was none like it.
Photo taken with a Canon PowerShot SX500 IS.
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