Two-minute documentary video.
Matière lumière
Nancy Bussières
Julie Trudel
Curator: Émilie Granjon
Light scores on paintings comprised of plexiglas panels
Length: 25 minutes
Salle de diffusion de Parc-Extension, Montreal, June 30 to August 21, 2022
The Matière lumière installation introduces a new artistic form borne from the merger of painting, sculpture, light art, and scenography. Painter Julie Trudel and stage designer Nancy Bussières combine their artistic expressions to develop a hybrid language made from matter and light. The light scores reveal, mask or amplify the physical presence of the pictorial objects, to the point that the viewer’s gaze is led to discover hidden worlds within the matter-colour-light. In the dimly lit exhibition room, the works come to life slowly or quickly, leading the viewer’s eye to a retinal overactivity as it continually adapts to change. They are caught off guard. The subtle joins forces with the complex to exacerbate the senses; everything makes sense!
Émilie Granjon, curator
