TRACADIGACHE, LIEU HABITÉ | In situ creative residency
Gesig ISAAC | Origin : Listuguj (Quebec)
Stephen JEROME | Origin : Gesgapegiag (Quebec)
Yves GONTHIER | Origin : Maria (Quebec)
The creative residency TRACADIGACHE, LIEU HABITÉ is an artistic project bringing together three artists from the Gaspésie: Gesig Selena Isaac (Listuguj), Stephen Jerome (Gesgapegiag) and Christopher Varady-Szabo (Gaspé).
Through art, history, traditional and contemporary culture, the artists will realize an in situ artwork inspired by the Mi’gmaq territory that we share.
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The public is invited to meet the artists during the residency and to participate in the creation of their in situ artwork.
Location: Outside, facing the Quai des arts.
Schedule: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm
FREE – WELCOME TO ALL!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Gesig ISAAC
Gesig Isaac is a multidisciplinary artist of Mi’gmaq and settler, french-canadian ancestry. She completed her foundation year at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 2017. She currently resides in her patrilineal home community of Listuguj, Quebec. Her practice explores themes of Indigenous language retention and land-based knowledge, ecology, healing, and grief. Her current work looks to retrieve and explore traditional Mi’gmaq textile practices, such as Mi’gmaq-style, cedar bark basket weaving, cattail mat weaving, and salmon and eel-skin tanning.
Stephen JEROME
In his workshop in Gesgapegiag, Stephen Jerome pursues the making of Mi’gmaq’s traditional baskets. This artistic knowledge has been transmitted from father to son for generations. Stephen Jerome stands out by his mastery of all the basket production processes. From the choice of the tree to the creation of flexible ribbon, the techniques are numerous and every detail counts. He harvests his black ash along the Cascapedia river, where it had to grow under a leaf cover, far from the cedars that drink a lot of water, in a sandy soil. It is also a physically demanding work: from the wood harvest to the basket’s weaving.
In his Gesgapegiag studio, Stephen Jerome makes traditional Mi’gmaq baskets. This skill has been transmitted from father to son for generations and Stephen Jerome is known for his mastery of the entire basket making process. He harvests black ash from sandy soil along the Cascapedia River, away from the cedars that compete for the available water. From the choice of tree to the creation of flexible ribbons, the techniques are numerous, and every detail is important. It’s also a physically demanding job: from harvesting the wood to weaving the baskets.
Yves GONTHIER
Yves GONTHIER has developed a multidisciplinary practice. In his approach, he explores various ways of creating links with the environment and reality. This consists of creating creations in situ and abroad. For example, his paintings on the winter landscape, using natural pigments he made, are like dream catchers listening to the sleeping Nature.
More : yvesgonthier.com
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