Isabelle Hayeur's recent work takes an ecological and urban planning perspective. Having lived in the suburbs for some twenty years, she has witnessed the spread of urbanization and the many disappearances that accompany it. Her approach is linked to this experience and draws on the discourse surrounding environmental issues and land use planning. She is particularly interested in feelings of alienation, uprooting, and dislocation. In this publication by Centre Sagamie, the artist presents works from the Maisons Modèles (Model Homes) series (2004–2007). These images were created from photographs of suburban homes and model homes. The collection is presented as an investigation of today's suburbs, but also serves as a portrait of society. The artist photographed various homes at a prefabricated house manufacturer and in new housing developments on the outskirts of Montreal. Using computer graphics, they were then transformed and relocated to new contexts. Each of these new models develops a different aspect of our societies' relationship to their territories and thus becomes a witness to our current occupation of the world.