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Small Things | Blog | Post 4

Small Things | Blog | Post 4

Maude Arès – October 2023 Following on from Douglas and Noémie’s sharing, here are a few images from the first fall residency:- a harvest of grass sprigs tied into a small bouquet, and then the beginning of an assembly in the studio in mtl.- harvests from the...
Small Things | Blog | Post 1

Small Things | Blog | Post 1

Noémie Fortin  – September 2023 Maude Arès and Douglas Scholes first met in Montreal, in their respective studios. At the crossroads of their practices lies an interest in small things: those found by accident, found in collections, picked up here and there, those we...

Les yeux dans l’eau – BLOG – POST #5

February 21st, 2022 My fascination with Gaëlle Elma’s practice stems from the exaltation of seeing myself in the carefully photographed models.Of course, there is at first a physical resonance, but also a visceral sense of belonging that goes beyond questions of...

Les yeux dans l’eau – BLOG – POST #4

September 20th, 2021 Last night I dreamed of a procession of Black people dressed in loose gold and coral dresses. They walked serenely down a sandy river, surrounded by tall leafy trees and conifers. The small group moved in a straight line, marching towards a sunny...

Les yeux dans l’eau – BLOG – POST #3

  May 27th, 2021 My first encounter with Tania Love’s work was in a group exhibition titled Living Well, presented at the Craft Ontario Gallery (and shop) in 2017. I remember being struck by this row of long panels of thick, crisped, and painted paper and wanting...