languor
[nggallery id=11] 1997 rubber latex, acrylic, plywood, lights, fans, timers, 96 X 96 X 10 in / 244 x 244 x 25 cm Three larger-than-human size forms lie on a wooden platform. Each inflates and deflates at 3-10 second intervals, gently rising and falling as though breathing. The rhythmic sound of the fans emphasizes the overall sensation of sleep. Each is lit from below. Low ambient lighting combined with the inflating movement can cause the illusion that they are nestled into the platform, or that the platform itself is moving. De Fougue et de passion, Musée d’art contemporain, Montréal (1997); [...]
over + fluff
[nggallery id=10] 1997 3000 plastic bags; steel wire; 4 photographs, each 21 X 24 in / 53 x 60 cm The installation is composed of two works which complement each other: over is made up of plastic grocery bags massed just overhead, across the entire gallery space. Each is filled with air, tied, and suspended with a coiled steel wire. They are lit only by the lights which illuminate fluff, a group of four photographs. over + fluff, Galerie articule, Montreal, 1997 (fluff, collection Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, exhibited 1999, 2001) installation photos: Paul Litherland
Untitled (wasted breath)
[nggallery id=6] 1996-97 Balloons, dental floss, motorized ceiling bracket; 72 X 18 in / 182 x 45 cm (size varies) This accumulation of partially-deflated balloons is activated by a motorized ceiling bracket which makes the whole thing jiggle rhythmically back and forth, emulating a sensual dancing motion. Corps et empreinte, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Montréal (1996) Galerie Samuel Lallouz at ARCO, Madrid (1997) motorized ceiling bracket: Louis Barrette Métaux Ouvrés photos: Paul Litherland
Untitled (la chambre)
[nggallery id=4] 1995 Packing tape, sticky side out: approx. 84 X 84 X 96 in / 214 x 214 x 244 cm Winding tape around my hand, sticky side out, adding rolls continually at the end of each, an ever-longer tube forms, sticking to itself as it piles up. When touched, it sticks momentarily to the toucher’s finger and the whole thing bobs around, jelly-like. résider (apartment exhibition with Annie Martin, Carmen Ruschiensky and Andrea Szilasi) Montreal (1995) Remettre ça, Galérie B312, Montréal (2001) photos: Paul Litherland