Lucy, the famous Australopithecus discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, gave Hans Silvester the desire to explore the cradle of humanity. He made his first trip to Ethiopia in 2002 and…
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Nicole Robson examines domestic life by depicting people at home. On closer examination, a sense of strangeness begins to emerge from the work. The light seems too bright, the decor…
Pierre Winther tests and deconstructs value systems by bringing together unlikely and contrasting elements. The most dramatic events often reveal a sense of banality, and the result is in an…
These two artists both work in several genres: sculpture, modeling, painting and needlework. All of it appears in their photography, which could qualify as installation; critics have described their work…
"What have you become?" When I portray my daughter there is a seriousness at odds with her young age. I try to evoke the adult's desperate quest for the mythical image of…
During the Rencontres in Gaspé, Jocelyne Alloucherie presented the exhibited Sirènes at the majestic historical site of Banc-de-Pêche-de-Paspébiac, where for centuries barrels of fish were shipped off to feed people…
paradox in this era of globalization is that we continue to build walls to mark the borders between countries. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, man has continued erecting…
Nominated European Youth capital, Braga (Portugal) currently greet, the Encontros da Imagen photo festival. For this occasion, the theme was ‘What Future’.…
In the early winter of 2010, Guillaume Cyr and his companion Yana Ouellet traveled the long road along the coast of the Gaspé Peninsula. A journey of almost 1000km resulted…