Nordicity series | 2013-2018
porcelain, various glazes, in-glaze silkscreen decals, lino carving on clay, glass, pigments, ink, ice.
Nordicity
I have always had a deep attachment to nature and landscape. I became interested in the territory and the Nordicity, notably thanks to the writings and lectures of Louis-Edmond Hamelin, writer, linguist, geographer, and professor at Université Laval, which were a real trigger. I feel challenged by this symbolic, geographical and affective space where borders disappear, erased by snow, ice, and the infinity of places. I also wonder about how we experience winter, which differs according to our latitude. The interpretation I make of this northern territory is therefore entirely personal. It is expressed in an abstract and poetic language that evokes the moving ice floes. The purity and transparency of the paper porcelain I use recalls the immaculate white of the landscapes and its fragility evokes at the same time our own vulnerability to the elements.
Remade/ Refabriqué au Canada series | 2010 – 2017
“Je me souviens : NATION TO NATION” series remade/refabriqué au canada | 2017 | ready-made, porcelain,various glazes, in-glaze silkscreen decals, mirror
Remade/refabriqué au canada | 2009 – 2014 | ready-made, various glazes, in-glaze silkscreen decals
“Silvers roses” series remade/refabriqué au canada | 2013 | ready-made, porcelain, various glazes, in-glaze silkscreen decals, bone ash, bison tail hair
Remade/Refabriqué
My Interest for the history of Ceramics and its industrialization gave life to my Remade/Refabriqué au Canada series. I use antique porcelain tableware imported from England that was long perceived as a luxury and a sign of sophistication. I integrate a typically Canadian imagery to the original motifs found on the pottery whilst adding a personal touch to them. A little in the way of the graffiti artists who appropriate the public space, I also play with contrasts by appropriating images already known to me and then divert them from their original sense. This interpretation work gives way to singular pieces that clearly situate themselves as contemporary through their aesthetical qualities. I play with the appropriation of known images and their re-contextualization as a way to divert from their original sense and to surprise and challenge the viewer.
Various projects
Conversation piece | 2013 | porcelain, various glazes, in-glaze silkscreen decals.
Portraits | 2012 – 2013 | porcelain, various glazes, in-glazes silkscreen decals.
