Sisyphe continues through Oct. 27, from noon to 7 p.m. daily except Mondays, at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Admission is free with proof of vaccination, but donors will receive a small bag of sand after the run is complete.
Enter sand man: Quebec artist Victor Pilon takes on the Sisyphus myth with much smaller rocks
For six days a week, seven hours a day, this performance artist is moving 50 tonnes of sand from one pile to another – and it’s mesmerizing. Photography by Bernard Brault
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