Ciel Variable 41 - Authenticity 2
EDITORIAL - CV41
By Franck Michel
As I was writing this editorial, I learned that Claude Thibeault, curator of the photography collection at the Musée du Québec, has lost his job. Four years ago, the Musée du Québec set up a collection dedicated exclusively to photography and appointed Mr. Thibeault to run it, showing its desire to make photography an important aspect of its collections.
POINT DE VUE - On the Dissipation of the Authentic
By Francine Dagenais
Authenticity as it relates to representation has always been associated with the concept of essence circumscribed, at least in part, by its opposite, non-essence. We have established, quite logically, marked differentiations between essence, purity, truth, and uniqueness, on the one hand, and fusion, hybridity, compromise, and multiplicity, on the other.
Georges Rousse: dévoilement
This article was originally published only in French. No translation is available. – Read the Summary
Depuis près de quinze ans, Georges Rousse investit des sites urbains désaffectés, voués à une démolition imminente, dans lesquels il réalise des anamorphoses en vue de leur dénouement photographique.
Jocelyne Alloucherie: Les Occidents
She wanders the streets of twilight cities, Jocelyne Alloucherie tells me, Montreal and her native Quebec City, yes, and also the early-evening cities of Europe.
Eugénie Schinkle
This article was originally published only in French. No translation is available. – Read the Summary
D’une sensibilité exacerbée, à fleur de peau, Eugénie Schinkle nous entraîne dans le tourbillon d’une énergie fébrile. Aussi, nous amène-t-elle à concevoir l’acte photographique comme une forme de rituel, comme un acte répondant symboliquement à un plaisir sensuel.
