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Terrestrial Psyche. Mourning and Uprooting

Andréanne Godin, Memorial for a Stranger, 2011 (FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal). Photo : Justine Latour

Several of Andréanne Godin’s works underline the extent to which the territory is embedded in our memory, through memories of daily or seasonal activities that crystallize as sediment in our psyche(1). Her work also attests to the mourning and uprooting that affect the fullness of this intimate geology. Last text of a series in two… Continue reading Terrestrial Psyche. Mourning and Uprooting

Terrestrial Psyche. Territory and territorialities

Andréanne Godin, The Space in which You Still Exist, 2022. (Oboro, Montréal) Photo : Paul Litherland

What about the relationship between humans and territories, their mutual histories and the feeling of territoriality? Are they indicative of our complex, sometimes intimate, relationships to the places we live in, frequent or visit? First text of a two-part series.

Mat Chivers and Diane Borsato
Human Mineral

Diane Borsato, Gems and Minerals, 2018. Still image captured from video. Courtesy of the artist

My father was a geologist and my childhood was steeped in the scientific vocabulary specific to his field. To me, words like igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock embody the hard kernel of my father, his fascination with apparently inert matter and his singular awareness of long duration.

Interregnum. Cohabiting the territory

Triennale Banlieue 2022. Interrègnes. Cohabiting with the Territory. Marie Perrault, principal curator; Yan Romanesky, co-curator. Pictured are Louise Noguchi, Searchers, 2016, Ludovic Boney, Afin d'éviter tous ces nœuds, 2017 (dr) and Boris Pintado, from the series Landlord, 2022, and CULTURE (tabula rasa), 2018. Photo: Guy L'Heureux

The current edition of the Banlieue! Triennial looks at the presence of nature in North American suburbs, praised for their natural setting.