Marie-Andrée Gill
céline kushpu
Marie-Andrée Gill’s story takes us into a parallel universe, where our famous Céline, who in this case is Ilnu rather than non-native, decides to leave the city to go live in the forest. Through collaged excerpts from Georges-Hébert Germain’s biography of Céline Dion, we follow Céline’s journey, which is illustrated with LEGO assemblages. Gill offers a vision of decolonization through her poems, which are grounded in orality and tinged with humour. Drawn into her tale, we momentarily escape the city and, just like Céline, reconnect with the land.
This project was made possible through the financial support of Entente MCC-Ville.
Biographie
Gabrielle Lajoie-Bergeron is interested in how images and history are constructed and propagated. Individual and collective stories, and the notion of territory and belonging are considered through paintings, drawings, small sculptures, embroideries, and installations. Her work has been presented at the Palazzo della Arti Napoli (Italy), the Institute of Contemporary Art (Baltimore), and in several venues across Québec and Canada, in Europe, Argentina, Africa, and in the US. She has received several prizes and grants in Canada and internationally.
