Seedless - Ajumma

2021
KIMURA BYOL LEMOINE (키무라 별 르뫈 - 木村 ビヨル レムワンー)

This poster was part of the exhibition Mémoire de l’avenir (2023): an urban poster exhibition representing the works of established and emerging artists. 

This project was born from a desire to create connections between different generations of Quebec artists.

The exhibition, curated by Camille Larivée, was made up of 3 pairs, each comprising an emerging artist and an established artist. These encounters allow us to immerse ourselves in Quebec art, in our everyday lives, and to reflect on the progression of certain themes in today's artistic imagination.             

From July to September 2023, these posters were exhibited in the streets of Montréal · Tiohtià:ke on Publicité Sauvage’s palisades.

The installation Seedless - Ajumma by kimura byol lemoine (키무라 별 르뫈 - 木村 ビヨル レムワンー) is composed of 100 leaves of ginkgo (은행나무), a tree widely cultivated in Asia, particularly in Korea. These leaves were carefully collected by hand by the artist, then subsequently inserted into transparent plastic sleeves and photographed. Seedless - Ajumma is a work dedicated to adoptive parents, and is part of the artist's critical and personal reflection on adoption, having themselves been adopted by a Belgian family at a young age. These seemingly delicate and harmless ginkgo leaves are a striking allegory for the international adoption system.

Poster dimensions: 24 × 36”. Paper: matte, 189 g/m², acid-free.
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