François Quévillon La Terre en suspens

This exhibition is the result of several residencies in Quebec and elsewhere in the world. During his stays, François Quévillon conducted fieldwork and met with communities to examine local environmental particularities and concerns. The extraction of tezontle from extinct volcanoes south of Mexico City; the importation and residue of bauxite from the aluminum industry in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region; lithium mining, water and the forest in Abitibi-Témiscaminque; and the St. Lawrence coastline are among the subjects addressed. As a result, the diversity of the devices presented questions our relationship to screens, reminds us of the mineral nature of their components and the resources required by the digital and energy transition.  

François Quévillon would like to thank the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts and the organizations that participated in the research and production processes of the works, notably during residencies: Parks Canada, The Rooms, CQAM/Turbulent, Bang, Connecting the Dots, Instituto de Geografía (UNAM), Est-Nord-Est and Molior. He also thanks Etienne Richan, Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit, Nancy Lombart, Ariane Koek, Carmen Salas, Eric Mattson and the entire OBORO team.