February 19 to april 24, 2022

Théâtre Périscope

Détails nécessaires(?)

Théâtre Périscope, a former synagogue, strikes a balance between the plausible and the false. Sometimes a word, a silence, or a narrative detail suffices to draw doubt from conviction, whether spiritual or theatrical. The exhibition Détails nécessaires(?) is a response to the tension of the credible at work within this space, as the three artists manipulate “details” like compelling formal tools. Do we prefer to immerse ourselves in an artist’s world by engaging with an element in discord with those surrounding it? Or do we require a meticulous arrangement of myriad ornaments to let our senses be carried away?

Nathalie LeBlanc skillfully blurs the distinction between inside and outside by projecting images that are neither fixed nor moving onto a window to the concrete staircase leading to the basement.

Delphine Hébert-Marcoux occupies the black box of one of the rehearsal rooms, adding dynamics with perforated panels, motors, mirrors, and light sources to produce videos.

Antoine Lortie paints grand scenes of warrior nymphs straight from a videogame universe. The contrived digital appearance of the images is highlighted by their interplay with video projections.

The three formal propositions are either estranged from or in symbiosis with the spaces of the theatre through which the public moves. Viewers are therefore encouraged to experiment with exuberance yet also discreetly with the triggers of illusion.

Previous works :

© Antoine Lortie, Idole (Twilight), acrylique sur toile, 2018
© Antoine Lortie, Sangsue, oeuvre numérique, 2020
© Delphine Hébert-Marcoux, À partir du mur, panneaux perforés, bois, projecteurs, vidéo, chariot automatisé,(moteur, arduino, interrupteurs, raspberry Pi, caméra Pi) moniteur, miroirs, 2019