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Abstract

The Secret Lake is a colored woven tapestry designed by Alfred Manessier for the opening of NAC. It depicted the beautiful natural landscape which Manessier saw on his trip to Big Rideau Lake in 1967.

Now the tapestry is hanging in the Le Salon on the first floor of NAC.

Name: The Secret Lake
Designer: Alfred Manessier
Weaver:

Atelier Plasse Le Caisne

Year: 1960s
Height: 4.8m
Width: 7.6m
Textile: Wool
Location: Salon

About Theme

 

Experience this virtual tour to learn about theme of The Secret Lake.

I had a feeling of having penetrated elemental nature. The bottom of the lake is full of roots and of decomposed vegetation, and nature is reborn by way of all this. Never have I experienced a similar sensation. I discovered a prehistoric dimension.

Alfred Manessier

About Artist

Alfred Manessier

Alfred Manessier was a French artist leading in non-figurative religious art, stained glass, painting, and tapestry design.

PROJECT DISCLAIMER AND THANK YOU

The Art@NAC project is a student assignment within MPAD2002: Basics of Visual Communication. Research, narratives, and development are conducted by Bachelor of Media Production (BMPD) 2nd-year students at Carleton University and it is not an official National Art Centre (NAC), Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS), or Carleton University project. Special thanks to the NAC, CIMS, and Carleton University for their support.  

All photographs and videos are provided by the NAC Archives, Carleton Immersive Media Studio, Google licensable images and BMPD Students’ Joe Creech and Eddie Benhin, unless otherwise noted.