ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Moridja Kitenge Banza's approach lies between reality and fiction, which he puzzles in order to disrupt hegemonic stories and create spaces where marginal discussion can exist. Through painting, photography, video, drawing and installation, the artist questions the history, memory and identity of the places he lives or has lived. Canadian artist of Congolese origin, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa (R.D.Congo) and the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Nantes (France). His work has been presented at the Musée d'art contemporain and the Phi Foundation (Montreal), the Musée Dauphinois (France), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Denmark) and the National Arts Festival (South Africa), among others. In 2010, he received first prize at the Dakar Biennale. The artist is represented by Galerie Hugues Charbonneau.
Artist's web site
Galerie Hugues Charbonneau

Marion Lessard is a collective of five people embodied in one figure, composed of Jean-Nicolas Léonard, Alice Roussel, Marie Cherbat-Schiller, Claude Romain and Élisabeth M. Larouine. This unusual structure, individual and collective, acts like a cloudy mirror that refers to the philosophical paradoxes of the one and the multiple. Marion Lessard studied philosophy at the Université de Montréal and holds a master's degree in Studio Arts from Concordia University. His work has recently been featured in solo exhibitions at Dazibao, Galerie Leonard & Bina Ellen and Dare-Dare in Montreal as well as Verticale in Laval. The production of artists' books and performances as well as the organization of punctual events are a frequent part of the journey of the collective, which is in residence at the Darling Foundry until 2023.
Artist's web site

The practice of Vincent Routhier, an interdisciplinary artist, comes from philosophical discourse and the scientific approach. His work is a methodical and empirical study that focuses on structural questions and the idea of ​​quantity. Holder of a master's degree in visual arts Intermedia/Cyber ​​Art at Concordia University, he has exhibited in numerous galleries and art centers in North America, including the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery and the Guido Molinari Foundation in Montreal, La The Work of the Other Gallery in Chicoutimi and the Helen Day Art Center in Stowe (Vermont, United States). The artist is the winner of the 2016 Sylvie and Simon Blais Prize for emerging artists in visual arts.
The collection
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