Le livre imaginé
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Cara Barer “My photographs are primarily a documentation of a physical evolution. I have changed a common object into sculpture in a state of flux. The way we choose to research and find information is also in an evolution. I hope to raise questions about these changes, the ephemeral and fragile nature in which we now obtain knowledge, and the future of books. Estela López Solís The video La diffusion des Lumières poetically examines the increase of texts in digital formats and their dissemination; it highlights the desire and fear that are linked to this increased circulation. The video Read-to-Me is inspired by the recent growth in technologies that synthesize voices through the intermediary of a portable electronic book. From a voice whose origins are ambiguous, the artist reveals an underlying desire that is embodied by our approach to text conveyed through these technologies. Guy Laramée “The erosion of cultures; that is the theme that has ran through my 25 years of artistic practice. Cultures rise, become obsolete and are replaced by others. With them, there are the people that are displaced and who die. What does the word “progress” mean? In this never ending evolution, is there a common humanity that is lost? Gabrielle Laforest “These paintings are a continuation of my research into the relation between painting and writing, specifically into the relationship between the canvas and the book as mediums. I write on the canvas, and before the paint has dried I place another canvas of the same size on top. I open it like a book to discover both surfaces. The opening of this imaginary book contains an element of surprise. Each impression reveals a mirror image which offers up these traces of writing that have been distorted by the pressure of the two canvases, in a sense all that is left is the memory of the words. In this manipulation, it is the strength of the movement that remains.” |
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