Martine Dolbec, Terres rouges: Red Earths
April 4 – May 3, 2009
Martine Dolbec has been called back to Quebec earlier than planned.
Before she leaves, Open Space will host an informal reception with Martine on Tuesday evening at 7 pm.
Please Join us.
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Opening April 3, 8pm
Quebec artist Martine Dolbec will be in residence at Open Space from March 25 to April 2 creating micro-territories composed of conical mounds of sand, red wool, wire, balsa wood as well as other natural and human-made materials. Dolbec’s intensive process responds to the interior architecture of Open Space.
Created by a playful process, Dolbec’s installations are subtle: “The disposition of elements within the gallery creates a syntactical game that I refer to as ‘narrative territory’. It is a form of terrestrial writing given that the ground is an essential feature of these territories. This form of terrestrial writing is worked out in the same spirit as constructions made by children creating sand-pies, tiny houses, etc. in the sand. The micro-territories on the floor introduce a form of intrigue, parallel to that of fables and tall tales. Moreover, the action of the spectator observing these assembleges bears a resemblance to that of observing insects on the ground or other microscopic universes.”
Dolbec’s work extends the complexities of how we navigate and perceive space. Her installations, intensely hued, simple and fragile, animate the dynamic relationships of interior space. Dolbec’s micro-territories transforms the rigidity of drywall, plank and timber into a mutable space of quiet surprises.
Please join Martine Dolbec to open Terres rouges: Red Earths on Friday evening, April 3 at 7:30pm. Dolbec will present a brief artist talk. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Terres rouges: Red Earths continues to May 2.
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Du 25 mars au 4 avril, l’artiste québécoise Martine Dolbec présentera
l’installation Terres rouges à l’Open Space. Une oeuvre qui a déjà été présentée à maintes reprises dans divers centres de diffusion au Canada. L’installation se veut en quelque sorte une forme de microterritoire, construit simplement à partir de monticules de sable et de fils de laine qui nous apparaissent sans fin.
Le procédé est intime, intense et relève d’une architecture de style plutôt zen qui s’inscrit à travers un espace ouvert et qui varie constamment. Aussi, l’artiste recrée sans cesse cet univers qui ne relève d’aucune identification précise, laissant plutôt envisager un monde poétique qui nous ouvre à différentes perceptions.
Martine Dolbec s’interroge constamment sur la relation entre les éléments qu’elle crée et l’espace où viennent s’inscrire ces éléments, celui-ci possédant déjà un son propre aura. Ces espaces à habiter deviennent de plus en plus pour l’artiste des aires de jeux “sensibles” qui proposent de multiples possibilités tout en nous imposant certaines limites.