Chiaroscuro 2024

With a kitsch intention, through the heterogeneous use of old-fashioned, popular, and generally industrially produced elements, the artist explores the tension between the familiar and the strange, mastery and clumsiness, as well as the relationship of authority between modern simplicity and the decorative (often considered old-fashioned or in bad taste). Thanks to a series of “bas-reliefs” – kinds of pastiches of decorative wall elements: moulding, console, wall light, shelf, display, frame, support, etc. –, it features motifs reminiscent of the domestic world and the personal recreational collection. The reflection on the value and status of the pieces presented inside the set is reinforced by the use of materials and patterns close to interior finishing and decoration such as molding and mosaic. This individual exhibition was presented at the Maison de la culture Marcel-Robidas in Longueuil from February 2 to May 5, 2024.

12 800 ISO2023
Porcelain, glaze, ceramic grout on wood3 x 30 x 40 cm
100 ISO2023
Porcelain, glaze, ceramic grout on wood1 x 30 x 65 cm
4,3 x 1014 à 7,5 x 1014 Hz2023
Porcelain insulators, plaster, PLA, Indian ink10 x 60 x 60 cm
4,3 x 1014 à 7,5 x 1014 Hz (detail)2023
Porcelain insulators, plaster, PLA, Indian ink10 x 60 x 60 cm
Installation view
Nuancier2023
Weathered shelves and wall displays, latex paint, weathered dried plantsVariables
Nuancier (detail)2023
Weathered shelves and wall displays, latex paint, weathered dried plantsVariables
Nuancier (detail)2023
Weathered shelves and wall displays, latex paint, weathered dried plantsVariables
Nuancier (detail)2023
Weathered shelves and wall displays, latex paint, weathered dried plantsVariables
8 000 K2023
Plaster, wax, resin, Indian ink, salt crystals, dried plants, Cabinet Curio35 x 50 x 185 cm
8 000 K (detail)2023
Plaster, wax, resin, Indian ink, salt crystals, dried plants, Cabinet Curio35 x 50 x 185 cm
Installation view
2 000 K2023
Plaster, wax, resin, Indian ink, salt crystals, dried plants, Cabinet Curio35 x 50 x 185 cm
2 000 K (detail)2023
Plaster, wax, resin, Indian ink, salt crystals, dried plants, Cabinet Curio35 x 50 x 185 cm
Installation view
220 + (détail)2023
Plaster, wax, resin, Indian ink, salt crystals, dried plants, thimble displays5 x 30 x 50 cm
1 300 + (détail)2023
Plaster, Indian ink, porcelain, weathered corner wall shelves20 x 20 x 50 cm
1 300 + (détail)2023
Plaster, Indian ink, porcelain, weathered corner wall shelves20 x 20 x 50 cm
Installation view
7 x 10 -7 à 4 x 10 -7 m2023
Weathered wall display, plaster5 x 45 x 60 cm

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