- Religion
- Legacy
- Grieving
About
Together for this residence-exhibition, Kristel Tremblay, Edward Jean and Philippe Théberge develop a sculptural practice rooted in a direct relation to matter, mainly wood worked in direct size and ceramics. Their approaches are inspired by folklore, the religious statuary, while revealing areas of trouble: sacred and monstrous figures, fragmented bodies, ambivalent identities and symbolic charges. Their proposal is to transform the Fauve Gallery into a third space, comparable to the entrance of a church: an intermediate place, suspended between structure and elevation. Without reproducing a literal religious iconography, they are inspired by its spatial and symbolic devices to offer an immersive experience, an environment with a strong symbolic resonance to discover their work, where the gaze is invited to move and slow down. The final installation will not seek to merge the steps, but to bring out a fertile tension between material presences, united by matter, gesture and a common attention to the emotional charge of forms.
Credits
CRationalization — Kristel Tremblay, Edward Jean and Philippe Théberge
Biographies
Kristel Tremblay and Edward Jean Kristel Tremblay and Edward Jean are emerging artists based in Quebec City. Both graduates of the Maison des métiers d'art de Québec en sculpture, they develop practices rooted in a direct relation to matter, gesture and space. Kristel Tremblay's work is at the crossroads of sculpture, performance and body issues, fuelled by a diverse career path and a sustained commitment to the arts. Edward Jean explores the notions of memory, vestige and resistance through expressive and material sculpture. Together, they approach sculpture as a local and installative experience.