{"id":11284,"date":"2022-03-09T11:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/?p=11284"},"modified":"2022-03-17T08:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T12:36:14","slug":"les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bbrgba(8,122,147,0.47)\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb text_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#FFFFFF\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bbrgba(8,122,147,0.07)\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb3_5,2_5&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb3_5&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.13.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_orientation=\u00a0\u00bbjustified\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p><strong>21 f\u00e9vrier 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ma fascination envers la pratique de Ga\u00eblle Elma provient de l\u2019exaltation de pouvoir m\u2019identifier aux mod\u00e8les photographi\u00e9s.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Certes, je me reconnais physiquement en eux\/elles, mais ce sentiment d\u2019appartenance visc\u00e9ral va au-del\u00e0 des questions de repr\u00e9sentation ou d\u2019apparence. En effet, lorsque je me retrouve devant les photographies d\u2019Elma, je ressens une r\u00e9sonance \u00e9motionnelle ancr\u00e9e dans mes exp\u00e9riences de confort et de bien-\u00eatre lorsqu\u2019 immerg\u00e9e dans l\u2019eau. Dans l\u2019univers esth\u00e9tique d\u2019Elma, l\u2019environnement aqueux engendre un espace s\u00e9curis\u00e9 dans lequel le corps et l\u2019esprit sont tous deux lib\u00e9r\u00e9s des fardeaux quotidiens. Capt\u00e9es en \u00e9tat d\u2019abandon dans des cours <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u2019eau du Qu\u00e9bec<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, les muses de l\u2019artiste sont berc\u00e9es par les vagues et d\u00e9rivent vers les possibilit\u00e9s infinies de la corporalit\u00e9 fluide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 d\u00e9sarmante qui \u00e9mane de la s\u00e9rie phototraphique <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00e9voile une corporalit\u00e9 en marge des questions identitaires st\u00e9r\u00e9otyp\u00e9es, afin d\u2019introduire dans l\u2019imaginaire collectif les diverses potentialit\u00e9s du corps \u00e9rotique. Celui-ci privil\u00e9gie l\u2019interd\u00e9pendance entre l\u2019exploration corporelle et la joie. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">J\u2019utilise le mot \u00e9rotique au sens large, tel qu\u2019explor\u00e9 par la l\u00e9gendaire \u00e9crivaine, activiste, et acad\u00e9micienne afro-am\u00e9ricaine Audre Lorde <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dans sa composition<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/fredandfar.com\/blogs\/ff-blog\/the-erotic-as-power-by-audre-lorde\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> et plus r\u00e9cemment au sein de l\u2019anthologie par la formidable autrice adrienne maree brown, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/neeta.works\/on-graphic-design\/readings\/Pleasure_Activism.pdf\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 L\u2019<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00e9ros<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> est d\u00e9crit comme une source de pouvoir int\u00e9rieur, de connectivit\u00e9 humaine et catalyseur de changements sociopolitiques. Le d\u00e9sir englobe plus que la sensualit\u00e9 sexuelle; c\u2019est un contrepoint \u00e0 la pens\u00e9e patriarcale moderne et occidentale, fond\u00e9e sur la s\u00e9paration du corps et de l\u2019esprit.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le pouvoir de l\u2019\u00e9rotisme est donc repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 comme une \u00e9nergie de gu\u00e9rison profonde, une source riche de connaissances incarn\u00e9es et spirituelles et un outil\u00a0 d&rsquo;\u00e9mancipation consciencieuse.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L\u2019h\u00e9ritage de ces analyses f\u00e9ministes et queers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suscite des \u00e9changes sur la politisation du plaisir en tant que mesure de lib\u00e9ration individuelle et collective.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dans les photos d\u2019Elma, le corps Noir n\u2019est ni fragment\u00e9, brim\u00e9 ou diff\u00e9rent, mais en symbiose avec la nature et int\u00e8gre les vastes \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes qui s\u2019y retrouvent.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le travail de l\u2019artiste<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> expose une intimit\u00e9 sensorielle rarement examin\u00e9e. La tendresse des enlacements entre les\u00a0 sujets photographi\u00e9s gagne \u00e0 \u00eatre \u00e9tudi\u00e9e sous diff\u00e9rents\u00a0 angles, suscitant des questions sur la relation complexe entre <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">la diaspora noire, l\u2019eau, le plaisir et les rituels de bien-\u00eatre ancestraux.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La s\u00e9rie <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a nourri ma curiosit\u00e9 \u00e0 propos des histoires m\u00e9connues des relations intimes qu\u2019entretiennent les Afro-Canadien.ne.s avec les milieux aquatiques qui les entourent. J\u2019ai envie de me plonger dans des r\u00e9cits o\u00f9 l\u2019agentivit\u00e9 noire au Qu\u00e9bec et ailleurs dans le pays est palpable et multidimensionnelle, et transcende les raz de mar\u00e9e de violence et d\u2019effacement actuel et historique.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C\u2019est que les \u00e9tendues d\u2019eau laissent coexister des r\u00e9cits d\u2019assujettissement, de lib\u00e9ration, d\u2019aventures et de gu\u00e9rison, mais avant tout l\u2019eau pourvoit des exp\u00e9riences sensorielles et<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00e9motionnelles exhaustives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb2_5&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-Elma_blog-LYDL-5.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb01 Elma_blog LYDL 5&Prime; align=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_code _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_orientation=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d88195.61981714635!2d-73.7679215!3d46.3075909!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4cc5ff3f93844585%3A0x8416e71a56262e17!2sParc%20r%C3%A9gional%20de%20la%20Chute-%C3%A0-Bull!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sca!4v1646843245004!5m2!1sfr!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_code _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_4,1_4,1_2&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_orientation=\u00a0\u00bbjustified\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><i>Petite parenth\u00e8se<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><i><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">J\u2019aime les petits moments de synchronicit\u00e9 et je voulais partager un adon qui m\u2019a ravie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Mon dernier billet publi\u00e9 en octobre d\u00e9crivait un r\u00eave qui m\u2019a servi de tremplin pour pr\u00e9senter les po\u00e8mes de Christine Sioui &#8211; Wawanoloath. Dans ce songe, je rencontrais les enfants de Oshun, la d\u00e9esse yoruba des eaux douces et qui, dans le cadre de leur occupation, portaient des tuniques amples dor\u00e9es ou corail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Deux mois plus tard, Ga\u00eblle Elma et moi \u00e9tions en train de faire la s\u00e9lection finale de ses photos pour l\u2019exposition, puis l\u2019un des portraits que l\u2019on consid\u00e9rait affiche une jeune personne d\u2019apparence f\u00e9minine se tenant debout sur une roche sur le bord d\u2019un lac. Iel portait une robe mouill\u00e9e semi-transparente qui lui collait \u00e0 la peau et ses cheveux boucl\u00e9s et mouill\u00e9s semblaient se jucher lourdement sur le haut de son dos. Iel se tenait de mani\u00e8re droite, tourn\u00e9.e vers la cam\u00e9ra. Malgr\u00e9 son visage un peu flou, on pouvait y lire une expression de contentement et ressentir la chaleur du rayon du soleil sur sa peau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">La muse semble irr\u00e9elle, telle une apparition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Cette image m\u2019a rappel\u00e9 mon r\u00eave et en partageant cette exp\u00e9rience avec l\u2019artiste, celle-ci s\u2019est exclam\u00e9e que le v\u00eatement choisi pour la photographie \u00e9tait en fait de couleur corail tout comme dans mon songe. Vu que le clich\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e9tait en noir et blanc, ce d\u00e9tail m\u2019avait \u00e9chapp\u00e9 et j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 frapp\u00e9e par ce que je percevais comme une sorte de clin d\u2019\u0153il cosmique.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-Elma_blog-LYDL-5.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb02 Elma_blog LYDL 5&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_divider show_divider=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_button button_url=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog\/\u00a0\u00bb button_text=\u00a0\u00bb+ RETOURNER \u00c0 LA PAGE PRINCIPALE DU BLOG\u00a0\u00bb button_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb custom_button=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb button_text_color=\u00a0\u00bbrgba(9,143,196,0.74)\u00a0\u00bb locked=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_divider show_divider=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.14.2&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color=\u00a0\u00bbrgba(8,122,147,0.47)\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.8.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.8.1&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.9.0&Prime; _module_preset=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb text_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#000000&Prime; global_colors_info=\u00a0\u00bb{}\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21 f\u00e9vrier 2022 Ma fascination envers la pratique de Ga\u00eblle Elma provient de l\u2019exaltation de pouvoir m\u2019identifier aux mod\u00e8les photographi\u00e9s.\u00a0 Certes, je me reconnais physiquement en eux\/elles, mais ce sentiment d\u2019appartenance visc\u00e9ral va au-del\u00e0 des questions de repr\u00e9sentation ou d\u2019apparence. En effet, lorsque je me retrouve devant les photographies d\u2019Elma, je ressens une r\u00e9sonance \u00e9motionnelle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"rgba(8,122,147,0.47)\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_font=\"|600|||||||\" text_text_color=\"#FFFFFF\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"rgba(8,122,147,0.07)\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row column_structure=\"3_5,2_5\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"3_5\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=\"4.13.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_orientation=\"justified\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>February 21st, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My fascination with Ga\u00eblle Elma\u2019s exhibited photographic series 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 representation or appearance. Indeed, when standing in front of Elma\u2019s photographic work, I feel an emotional connection that is rooted in my experiences of comfort and well-being when immersed in water. In Elma\u2019s aesthetic universe, the aqueous environment fosters a safe space in which both body and mind are freed from daily burdens. Captured in a state of abandonment in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s waterways<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the artist\u2019s muses are rocked by the waves and drift towards the infinite possibilities of a fluid corporality.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The disarming vulnerability found in the artist\u2019s Water series reveals corporeality on the fringes of stereotyped questions of identity, in order to introduce the various potentialities of the erotic body into the collective imagination, emphasizing on the interdependence between bodily exploration and joy . I use the word erotic in a broader sense, as explored by the legendary African American writer, activist, and scholar Audre Lorde, in her collection <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and more recently within the anthology by the inspiring author adrienne maree brown, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eros<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is described as a source of connectivity and a catalyst for socio-political change. Desire encompasses more than sexual sensuality; it is a counterpoint to modern and Western patriarchal thought, based on the separation of body and mind. The power of eroticism is therefore represented as an energy of deep healing and conscientious emancipation. The legacy of these feminist and queer analyses prompt discussions on the politicization of pleasure as a measure of individual and collective freedom.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Elma\u2019s photographs, the Black body is neither fragmented, harmed nor othered, but in symbiosis with the nature that surrounds it, because it integrates the nexus of living memories and the vast ecosystems that are found there. The artist\u2019s work exposes a seldom examined sensory intimacy. The tenderness of the embraces between the photographed subjects deserves to be studied from different perspectives, raising questions about the complex relationship between the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black diaspora, water, pleasure and self-care culture.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> series fuelled my curiosity about the little-known stories of the intimate connections that Canadians of African descent have with the aquatic environments that surround them. I want to immerse myself in narratives where Black agency in Quebec and elsewhere in the country is palpable and multidimensional, and transcends the current and historical tidal waves of violence and erasure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This element allows stories of subjugation, liberation, adventures, and healing to coexist, but more importantly, it allows for sensual and sensorial experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"2_5\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-Elma_blog-LYDL-5.jpg\" title_text=\"01 Elma_blog LYDL 5\" align=\"center\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_code _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_orientation=\"center\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d88195.61981714635!2d-73.7679215!3d46.3075909!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4cc5ff3f93844585%3A0x8416e71a56262e17!2sParc%20r%C3%A9gional%20de%20la%20Chute-%C3%A0-Bull!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sca!4v1646843245004!5m2!1sfr!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_code _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_4,1_4,1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=\"4.13.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_orientation=\"justified\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Side Note<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I like simple moments of synchronicity and I wanted to share a recent occurrence that delighted me. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My last post published in October described a dream that served as a springboard for me to present the poems of Christine Sioui - Wawanoloath. In this dream, I met the children of Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of fresh waters and who, as part of their ceremony, wore loose golden or coral tunics.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two months later, Ga\u00eblle Elma and I were in the process of making the final selection of her photos for the exhibition, then one of the portraits that we considered displayed a young and female bodied person standing on a rock on the edge of a lake. They were wearing a wet dress that hugged their body and their wet curly hair appeared to hang heavily on their upper back. They stood straight, facing the camera. Despite their slightly blurred face, you could read an expression of contentment and feel the warmth of the sun's rays on their skin.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elma's muse seems unreal, like an apparition.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This image reminded me of my dream and when sharing this experience with the artist exclaimed that the garment chosen for the photoshoot was in fact coral just as I narrated. Since the picture presented was in black and white, this detail had escaped me and I was struck by what I perceived as a cosmic sign.<\/span><\/p><p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"1_2\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-Elma_blog-LYDL-5.jpg\" title_text=\"02 Elma_blog LYDL 5\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_button button_url=\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog\/\" button_text=\"+ GO BACK TO THE MAIN BLOG PAGE\" button_alignment=\"center\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" custom_button=\"on\" button_text_color=\"rgba(9,143,196,0.74)\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.14.2\" _module_preset=\"default\" background_color=\"rgba(8,122,147,0.47)\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.8.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.8.1\" _module_preset=\"default\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.0\" _module_preset=\"default\" text_text_color=\"#000000\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5 - Foreman Art Gallery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5 - Foreman Art Gallery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"21 f\u00e9vrier 2022 Ma fascination envers la pratique de Ga\u00eblle Elma provient de l\u2019exaltation de pouvoir m\u2019identifier aux mod\u00e8les photographi\u00e9s.\u00a0 Certes, je me reconnais physiquement en eux\/elles, mais ce sentiment d\u2019appartenance visc\u00e9ral va au-del\u00e0 des questions de repr\u00e9sentation ou d\u2019apparence. En effet, lorsque je me retrouve devant les photographies d\u2019Elma, je ressens une r\u00e9sonance \u00e9motionnelle [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Foreman Art Gallery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-09T16:36:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-17T12:36:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Intern\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Intern\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Intern\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4d04b3b68637338222ce915ad6ca7a2f\"},\"headline\":\"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-09T16:36:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-17T12:36:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\"},\"wordCount\":1444,\"articleSection\":[\"Non classifi\u00e9(e)\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\",\"name\":\"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5 - Foreman Art Gallery\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-09T16:36:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-17T12:36:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4d04b3b68637338222ce915ad6ca7a2f\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/\",\"name\":\"Foreman Art Gallery\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4d04b3b68637338222ce915ad6ca7a2f\",\"name\":\"Intern\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66fd10667c2f595b7a3bc1584842b8d07d416a82bc3cc1411837647788229938?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66fd10667c2f595b7a3bc1584842b8d07d416a82bc3cc1411837647788229938?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Intern\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/author\/gallery\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5 - Foreman Art Gallery","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5 - Foreman Art Gallery","og_description":"21 f\u00e9vrier 2022 Ma fascination envers la pratique de Ga\u00eblle Elma provient de l\u2019exaltation de pouvoir m\u2019identifier aux mod\u00e8les photographi\u00e9s.\u00a0 Certes, je me reconnais physiquement en eux\/elles, mais ce sentiment d\u2019appartenance visc\u00e9ral va au-del\u00e0 des questions de repr\u00e9sentation ou d\u2019apparence. En effet, lorsque je me retrouve devant les photographies d\u2019Elma, je ressens une r\u00e9sonance \u00e9motionnelle [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/","og_site_name":"Foreman Art Gallery","article_published_time":"2022-03-09T16:36:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-17T12:36:14+00:00","author":"Intern","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"Intern","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/"},"author":{"name":"Intern","@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4d04b3b68637338222ce915ad6ca7a2f"},"headline":"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5","datePublished":"2022-03-09T16:36:48+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-17T12:36:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/"},"wordCount":1444,"articleSection":["Non classifi\u00e9(e)"],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/","url":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/","name":"Les yeux dans l\u2019eau \u2013 BLOG \u2013 POST #5 - Foreman Art Gallery","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-03-09T16:36:48+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-17T12:36:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4d04b3b68637338222ce915ad6ca7a2f"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/les-yeux-dans-leau-blog-post-5\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/","name":"Foreman Art Gallery","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/4d04b3b68637338222ce915ad6ca7a2f","name":"Intern","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66fd10667c2f595b7a3bc1584842b8d07d416a82bc3cc1411837647788229938?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/66fd10667c2f595b7a3bc1584842b8d07d416a82bc3cc1411837647788229938?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Intern"},"url":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/author\/gallery\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11284"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11337,"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11284\/revisions\/11337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreman.ubishops.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}