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Robert Marchessault
REMEMBERING THE SKY
Remembering the Sky was created in honour
of Robert Marchessault’s father, Dr. Robert H.
Marchessault, who died in September 2015 after
battling Alzheimer’s disease. In his fi nal months, Dr.
Marchessault had quiet periods where he would stare
out the window at the sky. The artist didn’t know
what his father was feeling or thinking because the
disease robbed him of the ability to say many words.
The image of the blue sky and clouds mapped onto
the brain is Robert Marchessault’s attempt to connect
with his father’s very personal fi nal journey.
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