Encounters 2021

When the Musée d’art de Joliette invited her to create work based on the collection, Desjardins turned to the Musée’s staff members and their inherent curiosity to provide the spark for her artistic process; delegating, so to speak, the task of making the initial gesture for her new body of work. The participants selected and described several objects from the collection, which Desjardins responded to by creating twelve works that were conceived as a series of conversations. By doing so, she insists on making collaboration a central element of her process. This body of work takes roots in the transposition that stemmed from her interpretation of each description, her exploration of the materiality of the chosen objects, and her research on the artists behind these works. It was also informed by her interest in revealing little-known aspects of the collection, namely the storage of art works in the museum’s vaults, thus drawing attention to the constant care they require. — Anne-Marie St-Jean Aubre

Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Installation view
Texts of the participants
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Installation view
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Installation view
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Winnipeg Free Press (1995.009.1-7)2020
Padding foam, metal armature, non-woven polyethylene118 x 51 x 35 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Head (1984.080)2020
Metal filling cabinet, plaster, wax85 x 101 x 45.5 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Head (1984.080)2020
Metal filling cabinet, plaster, wax85 x 101 x 45.5 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Saint Agatha (1975.350)2020
Metal filling cabinet, plaster146 x 49 x 70 cm
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Saint Agatha (1975.350)2020
Metal filling cabinet, plaster146 x 49 x 70 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Group (1990.033)2021
Metal work table, plaster115 x 96 x 93 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Group (1990.033)2021
Metal work table, plaster115 x 96 x 93 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Group (1990.033)2021
Metal work table, plaster115 x 96 x 93 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Bishop (1979.115)2020
Metal cabinet, plaster, mirror, projected light102,5 x 50,5 x 46 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Bishop (1979.115)2020
Metal cabinet, plaster, mirror, projected light102,5 x 50,5 x 46 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Installation view
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Mirror-Page: débouchement /marché-452-hiver/ débraillé (1995.238)2021
Metal armature222 x 128,5 x 152 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Mirror-Page: débouchement /marché-452-hiver/ débraillé (1995.238)2021
Metal armature222 x 128,5 x 152 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Colère (2020.014)2021
Metal filling cabinet, acrylic paint, soundtrack124 x 39 x 39 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Colère (2020.014)2021
Metal filling cabinet, acrylic paint, soundtrack124 x 39 x 39 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Single Standing Figure (1989.022)2021
Four projection screens, non-woven polyethyleneVariable dimensions
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Single Standing Figure (1989.022)2021
Four projection screens, non-woven polyethyleneVariable dimensions
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Installation view
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Mandible (1975.592)2021
Cabinet of curiosities (wood, mirror, glass), mirrors, tripods, plasterVariable dimensions
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Mandible (1975.592)2021
Cabinet of curiosities (wood, mirror, glass), mirrors, tripods, plasterVariable dimensions
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Vase (1977.017)2020
Wooden crate, plaster58 x 59 x 52 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Vase (1977.017)2020
Wooden crate, plaster58 x 59 x 52 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Steel notes (Certainly Someone Killed Me) (A.2019.024)2020
Modified metal filling cabinet, metal cabinet, projected ligh183 x 88,5 x 89 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Steel notes (Certainly Someone Killed Me) (A.2019.024)2020
Modified metal filling cabinet, metal cabinet, projected ligh183 x 88,5 x 89 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Doll (1977x.207)2020
Metal filling cabinet, written correspondence on paper, documents77 x 120 x 130 cm
Image from the project "Rencontres" by Chloe Desjardins
Artwork from the permanent collection of the Musée d'art de Joliette chosen by the 12 participants in the project.

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