The Inhabitants of the Marsh by Isabelle Demers
Manif d’art presents Les habitants du marais, an exhibition by Isabelle Demers at the Paul-Aimé-Paiement Library. With a quiet determination, similar to nature's cycles, the artist invents, shapes, and maintains drawn, painted, sculptural, and installation works that take the form of sensitive ecosystems. These autonomous worlds connect the vegetal, animal, and mineral in a constant tension between immobility and transformation. Rooted in gesture, know-how, and materiality, her practice places a significant emphasis on ceramics. Sculptures and murals composed of enameled tiles demonstrate a marked interest in manufacturing processes, materials, and their narrative potential. Through accumulation and renewal, Isabelle Demers creates works that suggest open narratives. Her work is fueled as much by scientific curiosity as by attention to living species, natural forms, and the multiple ways of inhabiting the world. At the crossroads of several disciplines and fields of reflection, her creations invite contemplation of universes where nature, imagination, and transformation coexist.
Art / Gallery
Free