Fannie L'Heureux Au gré de nos corps perméables
© Fannie L’Heureux
Presented as part of the 2026 edition of HTMlles
In an era marked by the acceleration of digital systems and an increasingly polarized sociopolitical climate, a growing need for encounter, community, and connection seems to be emerging. Framed as a relational and performative experiment centered on the ritual of tea, Au gré de nos corps perméables advocates for gentleness, slowness, and attentive listening as forms of poetic resistance to the logics of techno-capitalist performativity.
Anchored in a convivial installation, the work invites the public to take a seat and share a cup of tea while taking part in a conversation initiated by the artist around contemporary issues related to technology and intersectional feminism. Open-ended questions aim to create a safe and sensitive space that allows room for embodied experience and emotional resonance. In this way, the work seeksto soothe anxieties surrounding technology while affirming the political power of intimate spaces.
A performative and installative constraint further requires that the used tableware remains in place for the duration of the event. This accumulation becomes both a tangible trace of those who have passed through the space and a metaphor for the uncontrolled collection of personal data.
© Fannie L’Heureux
Fannie L’Heureux is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice revolves around the revaluation of femininity and resilience as acts of resistance. With a bachelor’s degree in visual and media arts from UQÀM, she explores the interrelationships between the body, femininity, consumer objects, and digital media. Her poetic, critical, and feminist approach unfolds through performance, relational art, performative archives, video, and installation. She has presented her work in numerous venues, including the Galerie de l’UQAM, TOPO, Le Lieu, Studio 303, Les Ateliers Belleville, and the Espace culturel Georges-Émile-Lapalme at Place des Arts. She has also been part of performance programs for RIPA 2025, Artch 2025, and Festival Détours 2024. In 2022, she received the McAbbie Foundation Excellence Award. She lives and works in Montreal.