Connected to my interest in the complexities of the human soul, this series of works considers the place that beliefs hold in our inner lives. The pieces feature everyday objects from another era – vestiges of religious heritage and popular culture, found in second-hand shops and at auctions that testify to the decline in religious practice in today’s Quebec. They also reflect the enduring imprint of Catholicism on my own beliefs and those of many of us. In my work with these objects, I comment on our contradictions as we vacillate between rejection and attachment in our relationship to the world of religion.

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Begun in 2012, Fleeting Memory offers a reflection on memory loss and asks what remains of our lives beyond recollection. My daily accompaniment of my father, who suffers from a degenerative memory disorder, inspired me to investigate the themes of loss, erasure, vulnerability, and the parent-child bond. My father is the reference point for these works, both iconographically and conceptually. The pieces include pictorial and sculptural works made from objects that were his or that I gleaned from our family belongings, in combination with various materials.

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