“Métis.ses dénudé.e.s” by Eric Plamondon

"MÉTIS.SES DÉNUDÉ.E.S" by Eric Plamondon

January 11 - March 2, 2024

Main Gallery - La Maison des artistes visuels francophones

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 11th at 7pm

Anchored in knowledge, customs, influences and confluences of the land of muddy waters, pluridisciplinary artist Eric Plamondon presents a series of portraits of Métis living today among us. Photographed while stripped from any cultural codes, Eric forces a more detailed glance at these people full of life, and fully vulnerable. Deploying ancient techniques (sometimes) and modern techniques (occasionally), their images are transferred to various mediums (canvas, paper, rawhyde, metal, etc) allowing individuality while complexifying our comprehension of Métis’ skin and body. The exhibition is a visual manifestation of ongoing conversations in our society. The individual (the audience) standing in front of the individual (the person being photographed) and letting the details speak for themselves, for who they are, their lived experience and this moment, captured through photography.

BIOGRAPHY

Eric Plamondon is a self-taught, pluridisciplinary artist cultivating and cultivated around Nestowaya; at the crossroads of meetings and exchanges. Eric has been the director of La Maison des artistes visuels francophones (2013-2016). This solo exhibition represents a return and a first exhibition in the Main Gallery. In 2020, he presents the group exhibition “L’autre / The Other” as a curator and as an artist with his work “Saint-Bonifag” in the gallery of 340 Provencher. In February 2024, Eric will present an ephemeral public artwork titled “Redaction” in downtown Winnipeg as a part of the Festival Lights On / Allumez le quartier.