EXHIBITIONS 2015

November 5 to December 8, 2015
International Digital Miniprint Exhibition 10
Digital STRUCTURE
Alex Leblanc, curator

For the creators of digital miniprints, no templates or rules have been established. The artists can use data, measurements and shapes without rhyme or reason. Like the painter, artists in the digital arts may free themselves from their predecessors and forego the art of imitation, in order to create their own digital STRUCTURE.

Six prizes were awarded:
1st prize (Desjardins Prize) to Monika Pałka, Poland, for Labyrinth;
2nd prize (Voix Visuelle prize) to Joyce Westrop, Canada, for PP3 HFGADCBE Digital Structure III;
3rd prize (Marcil Lavallée prize) to Pawel Delekta, Poland, for Focus;
Honorable mention to Maryse Des Aulniers, Canada for Ossature – Figure de style II;
Honorable mention to Isao Kobayashi, Japon, for Moonlight;
Honorable mention to Louise Mercure, Canada for Structure Humaine I.

Also included in the gallery below are the work of:
Benjamin Vasserman, Estonia, Structure II
Mohamed Zakaria Soltan, Egypt, My Pharonic Digital Structure 1
Yvette Cenerini, Canada, Prairie Dog Manifesto

The complete list of artists, as well as the curator’s text

Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, the City of Ottawa, the Caisses populaires Rideau-​Vision and Trillium d’Ottawa and Marcil Lavallée for their support.

September 11 to October 13, 2015
Monica Marquez
One and No One

The Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle presented the exhibition One and No One, by Monica Marquez. The artist explores Twitter’s semantics and its potentially disempowering effect on individuals.

Thanks to social media, awareness about global issues is raised and access to information, increased. However, lack of critical thought and a sort of herd mentality is encouraged. Are we conscious beings or are we entranced in some twilight too busy twittering to think? The more we become one with the crowd, the more we become no one.

The Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage and the City of Ottawa for their support.

September 25, 2015
Paula Franzini
Reflections and Illuminations
Gamman House

The Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle presented the videographic installation, Reflections and illuminations, by Paula Franzini. The artist shared with us a semi-abstract visualization of the thoughts of her mother, pioneering physicist, as well as her mother’s thoughts reflected in her own.

Drawing on raw material consisting of her photos, videos, scans of objects, drawing, painting and writing, to which are added the personal, professional and calligraphic writings of her mother, she composes complex final work, characterized by rich textures, strokes and drawing formed by the interaction of randomness and rules. Using the program “Processing”, a development environment/programming language for artists, she manipulates and animates, combining layers created by chance and by mathematics, creating an interactive installation that never repeats itself.

August 15, 2015
Gamman House
Networking Activity

July 16, 2015
Voix Jeunes Talent

On July 16, 2015, the event Voix Jeunes Talents took place at the Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle.

This event showcased, for an evening, the talent and creativity of forty nine regional emerging artists and students: Al Morr Karla, Beaudry Matthieu, Bilodeau Madison, Brault Anthony, Carrière Chloé, Chamberland Sabrina, Chesneau Julie, Côté Maximilian, Cousineau-Short Nathalie, Gamache-Howard Justine,  Garnett Melissa, Grandmaison Renée, Gravel Mélanie, Henningsen Elizabeth, Hooper Darby, Horton Sarah, Jordouin Olivier, Kazak Natasha, Kennedy Lara, Kupo Jeremy, Ladouceur Hermantha, Lafontaine Danika, Lalonde Elisabeth, Le Wong Kiana, Leblond Chloé, Levesque Devlin, Lin Dominique, Morris Erika, Pajel Pryia, Pare Maxime, Rayment Aline, Renaud Pascal, Rourke Sarah, Senior Ben, Thériault Amélie, Tredenick Shaelynn, Tsé Stéphano, Umutoniwase Pamela, Vinet Estelle, Wanda Kos-Garcia et Simone Sinclair-Veillette, Waters Maeghan, Wesley Albert, Whiteley Alex, Willard Selena, Wright Ryan.

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The Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle would like to thank the Community Foundation of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage and the City of Ottawa for their support.

May 9 to June 8, 2015
Joseph Muscat
Simulacrum

This exhibition by Joseph Muscat gathers a body of works titled Simulacrum, a commentary on the childhood of the artist in a family where religion, fanaticism and fantasy ruled.

The artist photographed models behind a polished plexiglass sheet to preserve the anonymity of his subjects and to accentuate the mystery of the work. He then added collages of tar paper painted with acrylic to create a diversion or to complement his subjects. In doing so, Muscat attempts to recreate the holy pictures that captivated him in his youth and to revisit them in a contemporary context.

The Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council, the Canadian Heritage, the City of Ottawa, the Caisses Desjardins, the Community Foundation of Ottawa and Marcil Lavallée for their support.

February 27 to 28, 2015
Between Us

An Exchange Event at the gallery, organized by the Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle. To celebrate their tenth anniversary the Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle wished to take a step closer to the creators by giving them an opportunity to make themselves known, to promote their work and to enrich their collection of contemporary art.

Participating artists: Raymond Aubin, Cécile Boucher, Frances Caswell-Routhier, Mustapha Chadid, Olga Janina Chrzanowska, Michèle DeBellefeuille, Yannick De Serre, Denis Gagnon, Claire Guérette, Doris Lamontagne, Alisdair MacRae, Jake Morrison, Marie Jeanne Musiol, André Paquin, Josée Prud’homme, Richard Perron, Marie-Claude Robillard, Eliane Saheurs, Aymara Alvarado Sanchez, Sarah Tompkins, France-Marie Trépanier, Jules Villemaire

January 17 to February 17, 2015
Janie Julien-Fort
Révélations anticipées

The project shows an installation of abstract and figurative photos assembled to form constellations. The images are reminiscent of ancient photography, but show contemporary subjects. The artist finds inspiration in fatalist speeches from scientists and environmental groups, creating an imaginary space where the viewer is invited to contemplate the present’s future, as if it was a premonitory vision. Technically, Janie Julien-Fort works with images created with a Camera Obscura, which negatives are chemically tampered with in the dark room. Thus, the falling to ruin images, paired with the subject matter, bring the viewer back to his own fragility.

The full titles are: “Et les blessures resteront marquées à jamais”, “Et les camions n’avanceront plus” and “La poussière se posera indéfiniment”.

The Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle would like to thank the Ontario Arts Council, the Canadian Heritage, the City of Ottawa, the Caisses Desjardins, the Community Foundation of Ottawa and Marcil Lavallée for their support.