Marie-Andrée Gill

Céline Kushpu

March 7 to April 6

 
In this exhibition, Marie-Andrée Gill tells us two stories. In the first one, our famous Céline, who is Ilnu rather than non-native, decides to leave the city to go live in the forest. With René, she makes her home in the heart of Nutshimit. In the second story, love is impossible. Time will surely heal this broken heart, but in the meantime, the forest is what soothes the pain. Through these two works, Marie-Andrée Gill shares stories of life’s simple things, like the poetry of mac and cheese with hot dogs and tomato sandwiches. Images unfurl together with her words, but most of all, she brings us closer to the land.
 

BIOGRAPHIES

Marie-Andrée Gill

Marie-Andrée Gill is an artist, author, poet, teacher, and podcast host from the Pekuakamiulnuatch First Nation. Her work draws from popular culture and the everyday to encourage our transition towards a decolonized world. With her kitsch aesthetic, she examines themes such as love, humour, and healing. Her works have been presented at Galerie de l’UQAM (Montréal), Le Lobe (Chicoutimi), the Ahkwayaonhkey artist-run centre (Quebec City), and as part of Art Souterrain (Montréal). She has published three books of poetry, and in 2020 she was named Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean’s Artist of the Year by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

FARID KASSOUF

Farid Kassouf is a Montreal-based filmmaker deeply engaged in the literary scene. Now a bookseller at Librairie Le Port de tête, he immerses himself daily in novels and poetry.

RENAUD LEFEBVRE

Renaud Lefebvre is an independent filmmaker from Montreal. For nearly 15 years, he has worked on and collaborated on a variety of video projects. Through his films, he travels the world and refines his vision.