Short films from the exhibition Faux plis par hypothèses
Co-presented by Galerie de l’UQAM, Galerie UQO, and Radio Spirale, this event is a reflection on the challenges of artistic research. The program brings together short films made in residency at the Jardins de Métis, as part of the group exhibition project Faux plis par hypothèse, and will be followed by a discussion with the artists and the curators, Louise Déry, and Marie-Hélène Leblanc.
The screening of the films will be followed by a discussion with the artists and curators.
Participants: Louise Déry, Marie-Hélène Leblanc, Emmanuelle Léonard, Geneviève Chevalier, Anahita Norouzi
Moderator: Katrie Chagnon
A program of short films produced during a residency (30 min) will be followed by a discussion with the artists and curators, who will offer a synthesis of the project, unfolding and showing the results.
The aim of the event is to reflect on the challenges of artistic research, access to creation and community involvement, as well as to explore the roles of artists and curators in different fields of knowledge.
Video program
Le loup du cubicule 6-A by Emmanuelle Léonard
[Qué., 2024, 4 min, num., no dialogue]
L’arrivée des jardiniers by Emmanuelle Léonard
[Qué., 2024, 12 min, num., French]
Solastalgia Limicolae by Geneviève Chevalier
[Qué., 2023, 5 min, num., no dialogue]
Solastalgia Riparia by Geneviève Chevalier
[Qué., 2024, 9 min, num., no dialogue]
Emmanuelle Léonard
Emmanuelle Léonard is an artist and sessional lecturer at several universities. Her current research focuses on observing groups founded on hierarchical modes. Like an ethnologist feeding and documenting her investigations, as well as photographing, filming, and revealing her subjects, she conducts her research with intuition and empathy, guided by her experience of the study, the interview, and archival research. She lives in Montreal.
Geneviève Chevalier
Geneviève Chevalier is an artist and assistant professor at the School of Art of Laval University. Taking the form of video projections, films, and photographic series, her work focuses on certain modes of understanding and knowledge, such as the garden, the menagerie, and the natural history collection. She is interested in the field of natural history to better address the issue of biodiversity loss in an era of climate crisis. She lives in Quebec City.
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