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EDITORIAL

Holly King – Gary Michael Dault

Ciel variable 44 - THEATER OF REALITIES | Portfolios
Authors: Gary Michael Dault | Artists: Holly King

[Fall 1998] by Gary Michael Dault Every photograph is constructed. In the usual order of events, however, a photograph is “constructed” first perceptually, then chemically or is otherwise processed in the tiny silicon bath of the computer and, finally, as an artefact. Holly King’s photographs represent an amplification and a reversal of this order of […]

L’autofiction – Régine Robin

Ciel variable 44 - THEATER OF REALITIES | Essays
Authors: Régine Robin

[Fall 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Summary This article discusses the new developments in autobiography, the featuring of the self in literature and photography, in a hybrid genre that Serge Doubrovsky has called “self-fiction.” The examples used […]

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Ciel variable 44 - THEATER OF REALITIES | Editorial
Authors: Franck Michel

[Fall 1998] by Franck Michel As we all know, photography now plays a preponderant role on the contemporary-art scene. The autumn cultural season in Quebec provides ample proof of this with a particularly rich programme of photographic exhibitions. To begin with, there is the first Biennale de Montréal, organized by the Centre international d’art contemporain, […]

Édouard Pontremoli, L’excès du visible. Une approche phénoménologique de la photogénie – Christine Desrochers

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Book Reviews
Authors: Christine Desrochers

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Paris, Éditions Millon, Collection Krisis, 1996, 187 pages. 39.00$

La Photographie du 20ème siècle, Musée Ludwig de Cologne – Christine Desrochers

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Book Reviews
Authors: Christine Desrochers

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Éditions Taschen, Allemagne, 1996, Avant-propos de Mark Scheps, 760 pages. 39.95$

Andy Goldsworthy, Arche – Anne-Marie Garceau

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Exhibition Reviews
Authors: Anne-Marie Garceau | Artists: Andy Goldsworthy

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal Du 8 avril au 7 juin 1998

David Rasmus, Offrande – Mona Hakim

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Exhibition Reviews
Authors: Mona Hakim | Artists: David Rasmus

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Galerie Vox, Montréal Du 19 mars au 19 avril 1998

Mark Ruwedel, Pictures of Hell – Mark Ruwedel

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Portfolios
Authors: Mark Ruwedel | Artists: Mark Ruwedel

[Summer 1998] by Mark Ruwedel Once, from eastern ocean to western ocean, the land stretched away without names. Nameless headlands split the surf; nameless lakes reflected nameless mountains; and nameless rivers flowed through nameless valleys into nameless bays. — George R. Stewart, Names on the Land1 Devil’s Garden. The Devil’s Playground. The Devil’s Corral. Devil’s […]

Marlene Creates – Robin Metcalfe

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Portfolios
Authors: Robin Metcalfe | Artists: Marlene Creates

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. by Robin Metcalfe The photography-based art of Marlene Creates has long dealt with the relationship between marking and landscape. Her photographs function as a means of documenting that relationship and posing […]

Eileen Leier – Sylvain Campeau, Sur la piste de la ruée vers l’or

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Portfolios
Authors: Sylvain Campeau | Artists: Eileen Leir

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Summary Eileen Leier’s Sur la piste de la ruée vers l’or (On the gold-rush route) is a evidentiary installation that deals with the presence of remains and of photography in various […]

Que vaut la photographie contemporaine ? – Éric Devlin

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Essays
Authors: Éric Devlin

[Summer 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.

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CV43

Ciel variable 43 - TERRITORY AND LANDSCAPE | Editorial
Authors: Franck Michel

[Summer 1998] by Franck Michel During a recent trip abroad, I had an opportunity to meet with a number of photography specialists, including publishers from various countries. These meetings enabled me to take stock of the state of contemporary-photography magazines throughout the world. The situation is not wonderful. Over the last two years, many of […]

Pierre Barboza, Du photographique au numérique. La parenthèse indicielle dans l’histoire des images – Christine Desrochers

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Book Reviews

[Spring 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Paris, l’Harmattan, coll. «Champs visuels», 1996, 269 pages.

Raymonde April, Les Fleuves tranquilles – Mona Hakim

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Exhibition Reviews
Authors: Mona Hakim | Artists: Raymonde April

[Spring 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Musée d’art de Joliette 21 septembre 1997 – 4 janvier 1998

De fougue et de passion – Jennifer Couëlle

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Exhibition Reviews
Authors: Jennifer Couëlle | Artists: Emmanuel Galland

[Spring 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal 17 octobre 1997 – 4 janvier 1998

Trois fois Trois Paysages : l’année photographique à Québec – Daniel Béland

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Exhibition Reviews
Authors: Daniel Béland

[Spring 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Du 3 octobre 1997 au 31 mai 1998 Événement organisé par le centre VU, Québec

Petra Mueller

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Portfolios
Artists: Petra Mueller

[Spring 1998] Petra Mueller lives and works in Montreal. In 1992, she earned a master’s degree in fine arts from Concordia University, and she is currently teaching in a course on media and technology in Concordia’s communications department. Her work has been exhibited in Montreal and throughout Canada over the last number of years, and […]

Nathalie Caron

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Portfolios
Artists: Nathalie Caron

[Spring 1998] Nathalie Caron was born in Montreal. A multidisciplinary artist, she is a poet, photographer, and actor. Her work has been exhibited in a number of galleries, art centres, and museums in Quebec and Europe. Among her most recent exhibitions are Les Personnes, produced in collaboration with video artist Charles Guilbert and presented in […]

Gerald Van Der Kaap

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Portfolios
Artists: Gerald Van Der Kaap

[Spring 1998] KaapEngine (Prototype), ca. 1996 http://www.stedelijk.nl/capricorn/øøkaap/start.html Gerald Van Der Kaap lives and works in the Netherlands. His works have appeared in many museums, galleries, and contemporary art biennales throughout the world, and been widely published. He is currently working on transforming a new waste incinerator near the town of Enschede, the Netherlands, into a […]

Lettre d’un égaré – Anne Cauquelin

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Essays
Authors: Anne Cauquelin

[Spring 1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page.

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CV42

Ciel variable 42 - AUTHENTICITY 3 | Editorial
Authors: Franck Michel

[Spring 1998] by Franck Michel The Internet, that network of networks, is now a part of daily life for many of us; we surf the ’Net looking for things or just for entertainment. For artists, this communications tool comprises a new area of exploration with immense potential. Some use it as the main support for […]

John Willett, Heartfield contre Hitler – Manon Gosselin

Ciel variable 41 - AUTHENTICITY 2 | Book Reviews
Authors: Manon Gosselin

[Winter 1997-1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Paris, Hazan, coll. «Lumières», 1997, 198 pages 4” x 6”, 128 reproductions photographiques, 19,95$ traduit de l’anglais par Dominique Lablanche

The Dead – Jennifer Couëlle

Ciel variable 41 - AUTHENTICITY 2 | Exhibition Reviews
Authors: Jennifer Couëlle

[Winter 1997-1998] Centre des arts Saidye Bronfman, Montréal Du 11 septembre au 26 octobre 1997 Nobuyoshi Araki, Krass Clement, Donigan Cumming, Hans Danuser, Sue Fox, Leslie Hakim-Dowek, Louis Jammes, Maxime Jourdan, Rudolf Schäfer, Bastienne Schmidt, Andres Serrano, Clare Strand, Annet van der Voort, Nick Waplington, Belinda Whiting, Neil Winokur, Thomas Wrede, Franco Zecchin et Xavier […]

Immatérialités et documents, Le Mois de la photo à Montréal – Mona Hakim

Ciel variable 41 - AUTHENTICITY 2 | Exhibition Reviews

[Winter 1996-1997] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. septembre 1997

Eugénie Shinkle – Céline Mayrand

Ciel variable 41 - AUTHENTICITY 2 | Portfolios
Authors: Céline Mayrand | Artists: Eugénie Shinkle

[Winter 1997-1998] This article was originally published only in French. You can read it by switching over to the French version of this page. Summary With her exacerbated sensitivity and exposed emotions, Eugénie Schinkle draws us into the whirlpool of her febrile energy. She leads us to think of the photographic act as a form […]

Jocelyne Alloucherie – Gary Michael Dault, Jocelyne Alloucherie: Les Occidents

Ciel variable 41 - AUTHENTICITY 2 | Portfolios
Authors: Gary Michael Dault | Artists: Jocelyne Alloucherie

[Winter 1997-1998] by Gary Michael Dault 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. She wanders, flâneuse, with a camera, exploring, as the cities turn haptic in the diminishing light and thickening darkness, the absorbing demineralization of a […]