Children and a sailboat dominate the composition of Un monde en pages / A World in Pages, a 12 by 45-foot mural by Dom Laporte in Gatineau, Quebec. The sailboat's sails are constructed from book pages, anchoring the central narrative across the stucco surface. Figures in motion—one pulling the boat, another positioned to its right—create diagonal momentum that propels the viewer's eye across the wall.
Native plants and flowers surge upward around the figures in a burst of chromatic energy. Magenta petals, lime and olive foliage, and golden-yellow blooms rise dynamically against deep teal and cobalt passages. The artist employed spray paint and wheat paste alongside acrylic to layer these colors, producing both crisp edges and soft atmospheric transitions. The abstract floral forms contrast sharply with the figurative treatment of the children, establishing visual variety across the composition.
Teal and blue dominate the right half of the mural, while warm oranges and yellows occupy the lower left, creating a color dialogue that mirrors the interplay between water and growth. The scale of the work transforms the modest building wall into a landscape-like space where children, plants, and imagination occupy equal visual weight. The mural reads as a scene of movement and discovery rendered at architectural scale.
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