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; in half-light, perception of the surface movement is uncertain. The sound of the fans inflating and deflating is at first calming, but becomes unsettling as one tries to match its insistent rhythm.

Le mur qui respire, La Chambre blanche, Québec (1997); curator Lisanne Nadeau
Home Invasion, YYZ, Toronto (1997); curators Dai Skuse and Bernie Miller
Corps et sonorité, Musée de Rimouski, Québec (1998); curator: Carl Johnson
La Biennale de Montréal (1998); curator: Claude Gosselin
Conversations with Light and Air, Two Rivers Gallery (2010); curator: George Harris; technician Ken Turner

production assistance: Louis Barrette, Lalie Douglas (2010 silicone version)