Repurposed jeans, metal rods, metal clips and wire, spray paint; 116″ long, 73″ wide, and 64″ high.
Se souvenir du futur (Remembering the Future)
Repurposed jeans, metal rods, metal clips and wire, spray paint; 116″ long, 73″ wide, and 64″ high.
Repurposed jeans, metal rods, metal clips and wire, spray paint; 116″ long, 73″ wide, and 64″ high.
I made “Se souvenir du futur” (Remembering the Future) during my June 2024 residency with Michael David at the Judy Pfaff Studios in Tivoli, NY, USA.
Thank you to Daniel Gadd for creating the metal ellipse that became a key element in the piece!
Studio photos—Complete view and detail: Louise Noël
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Postcards Project
In the spring and summer of 2023, two series of four postcards are being sent to 51 people in Quebec, to present my work to museum directors and conservators, gallery owners, journalist for the arts, collectors.
Each card is signed and numbered. I send one every week for four weeks, then after a pause of two weeks, I send the last four, also once a week.
This project has been considerably enriched by my mentoring with Michael David, my participation in the Yellow Chair Salon since 2020, and talks with colleagues.
I am thankful for the help of my photographer, Alain Lefort, and PhotoSynthèse, graphic art workshop.
“The paradox of the human condition is that one can only become oneself through the influence of others.” (Boris Cyrulnik)
Muses or wizards? Augurs, phoenix or ghost lights?
Three beings flew away in the night of Cape Cod, on September 4, 2019. Thank you to Truro Center for the Arts at Castel Hill/Edgewood Farm, to Cherie Mittenthal (Executive Director) and to its dedicated employees. Thank you to Michael David, mentor for this residency.
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<b>Masques de feu (Fire Masks)</b>
Found clothing, silk, burlap, sand, encaustic medium, fire, on three 5’ and 6’ metal poles.
Silk, found shoes (LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered with two coats of encaustic gesso), metal; variable dimensions. Front view.
Metal frame: Thierry Hoyau. Photograph: Grace Roselli.
Traversée vers nulle part (Crossing into Nowhere)
Silk, found shoes (LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered with two coats of encaustic gesso), metal; variable dimensions.
Left side view. Metal frame: Thierry Hoyau. Photograph: Grace Roselli.
Traversée vers nulle part (Crossing into Nowhere)
Silk, found shoes (LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered with two coats of encaustic gesso), metal; variable dimensions.
Right side view. Metal frame: Thierry Hoyau. Photograph: Grace Roselli.
Traversée vers nulle part (Crossing into Nowhere)
Silk, found shoes (LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered with two coats of encaustic gesso), metal; variable dimensions. Detail.
Photograph: Grace Roselli.
Traversée vers nulle part (Crossing into Nowhere)
Silk, found shoes (LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered with two coats of encaustic gesso), metal; variable dimensions. Detail.
Photograph: Grace Roselli.
Encaustic, found shoes, LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered
with two coats of encaustic gesso, metal; variable dimensions.
Layout number 1 of 3: other layouts possible. Photograph: Alain Lefort.
14 février (February 14)
Encaustic, found shoes, LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered
with two coats of encaustic gesso, metal; variable dimensions.
Layout number 2 of 3: other layouts possible. Photograph: Alain Lefort.
14 février (February 14)
Encaustic, found shoes, LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered
with two coats of encaustic gesso, metal; variable dimensions.
Layout number 3 of 3: other layouts possible. Photograph: Alain Lefort.
14 février (February 14)
Encaustic, found shoes, LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered
with two coats of encaustic gesso, metal; variable dimensions. Detail. Photograph: Alain Lefort.
14 février (February 14)
Encaustic, found shoes, LePage PL 3X glue and acrylic primer covered
with two coats of encaustic gesso, metal; variable dimensions. Detail. Photograph: Alain Lefort.