Bubbilicious
[nggallery id=13] 2000 glass, ,steel, bubblegum: 19 x 23.5 x 4 in / 50 X 60 X 10 cm Evidence, Plein Sud, Longueuil, Québec (2000); curator: Hélène Poirier 25 artistes, 25 ans, Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, Montréal (2001) metalwork: Louis Barrette Métaux Ouvrés photos: Paul Litherland
Unititled (le mur qui respire/breathing wall)
[nggallery id=9] 1997 cast rubber latex, acrylic; fans, timer: 118 x 177 x 6 in /300 X 450 X 15 cm (remade 2010 in silicone) A membrane of cast rubber latex swells almost imperceptibly in and out, in a mechanical semblance of breathing. It mimics the surface of a wall with gyproc removed, its surface more like skin than paint. It is backlit in a softly lit room, giving it a film-like presence. The sound of the fans inflating and deflating is at first calming, but its robotic persistence eventually becomes menacing. Le mur qui respire, La Chambre blanche, Québec [...]
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); [...]
nothing between
[nggallery id=5] 1996 plaster, drywall, pine; steel light stands, 60-watt bulbs, electrical cable (size varies) The wall is built floor to ceiling with a slight curve at one end and projects into the centre of the exhibition space. It has been built up with plaster “bumps” which are hollow in the back to accommodate light bulbs installed on specially built stands. The light bulbs heat the bumps as well as softly illuminating them through the opening at one end of the wall: they are the sole light source in the work. nothing between, Galerie Optica, Montreal (1996); technician: Jack Stanley [...]