A New Image for Concrete

by Kimberly Hegeman
Created: April 24, 2009

A project in Quebec gets creative with concrete pictures.

Tremca Group handled both creating the engraved, precast concrete panels and the installation on site.
Tremca Group handled both creating the engraved, precast concrete panels and the installation on site.
RECKLI photo-engraving formliners for concrete create an engraved image without any staining or other tools required. The intensity of an image varies depending on location of the sun and angle of...
RECKLI photo-engraving formliners for concrete create an engraved image without any staining or other tools required. The intensity of an image varies depending on location of the sun and angle of viewing.

Beaulieu said they saw the potential in the photo-engraved concrete and wanted to push the limits as to what had been done with it so far. "Photo engraving was selected for the exactitude of the image reproduction and the durability of the concrete panels," Martineau added.

But it was a risk worth taking. "In the gardens and all along the projects there are many art pieces," Beaulieu says. "We can say that this piece is one of our contributions and participation in this layer of the project."