Whatever they said had also this quality
[nggallery id=37] 2003 fans, timers, nylon thread, acetate discs: 112 x 47 x 83 in / 285 x 120 x 210 cm Discs hand-cut from acetate are threaded between a ceiling support and domestic fans placed on the floor at the scale of a dining room table. The fans turn on and off to mimic the rushes and lulls of a conversation, lifting the discs along the threads where they flicker with reflected light in the day-lit room. Originally shown in the former dining room at Gairloch Gallery, Oakville, Ontario, as part of many things were left unsaid. many things [...]
Domestic
[nggallery id=39] 2003 inkjet print on polyester, steel frame (48 X 56 in / 122 x 142) cm with fan A fabric-printed photograph of clouds seen from a plane is stretched over a steel frame supported a few inches above the floor. A fan nearby causes a vertiginous rippling of the image. many things were left unsaid, Gairloch Gallery of Oakville Galleries, ON, Canada (2003); curator: Kim Simon Leo Kamen Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada (2006)
Secret Visibility
[nggallery id=18] 2002 acetate discs, nylon threads; fans on timers Discs hand-cut from acetate are attached to the gallery’s walls in an undulating mass. Household fans placed overhead turn on and off at different intervals, causing the discs to flicker and reflect whatever light passes into the unlit room from two passageways. The discs never move all at the same time and in some parts of the room are not visible when still. Some day soon you'll stop searching for meaning, Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Montreal, Canada (2002); technical assistance: Simon Nakonechny Sense, The Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada (2004); [...]
Topographic Introspective
[nggallery id=40] 2002 20 lambda prints on masonite (5 X 7 - 41 X 54 in / 13 x 18 - 10x x 137 cm) on painted wall with vinyl lettering 20 photographs are presented on a dark wall to mimic a natural history museum exhibition, complete with place names. The photographs are close-ups of my sagging postpartum belly; the place names, chosen by their similarity to my first name, are of sites around the world, and the named universe. Uncanny, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, Montreal, QC, Canada (2002); curator: Christine Redfern Corporel, Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain, Montreal, QC, Canada [...]