
Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie – Jean-Michel Quirion
Authors: Jean-Michel Quirion | Artists: Geoffrey James, Jocelyne Alloucherie, Reno Salvail
Since 2009, the Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie has stood out as a must-see event for art and culture lovers. For its 16th edition, running from July 15 to September 30, 2025, the festival unfolds across 11 sites along more than 500 km of territory under the theme of Passages. Each exhibition explores transitions, memory, and the traces left in landscapes and lives. Featured artists include Jocelyne Alloucherie, with HOBO, a contemplative film on invisible circulations; Stéphane Duroy, with Unknown, an evolving work on exile and the false promises of the American Dream; Ève Cadieux, who documents the remains of world’s fairs; Geoffrey James, revealing the overlooked zones of Canadian territory; Kassandra Reynolds, paying tribute to her horticulturist father; and a posthumous presentation of Reno Salvail’s I Became the Volcano, exploring cosmic and earthly forces. Between landscapes, memory, and transmission, photography becomes an art of passage.