Sentence, souffle et linceul

2018
JANNICK DESLAURIERS

This poster was part of the exhibition Mémoire de l’avenir (2022): 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 Caroline Douville, 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 2022, these posters were exhibited in the streets of Montréal · Tiohtià:ke on Publicité Sauvage’s palisades.

It is the detail of a disaster, the rear lights of a vehicle in shreds, a life-size crash. Sentence, souffle et linceul stages an event of destruction. While Jannick emphasizes the trivialization of the tragedies generated by the media, she captures a moment, an ephemeral or not, or a symbol of contemporary society, which she translates through ingenious techniques. The heaviness of the subject is then transposed into a cloud of crinoline meticulously burnt here and there – all supported by a light, imperceptible metallic structure. This combination of materials creates a ghostly effect, making the sculpture transcend beyond the object status.

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