1700 La Poste - Vide et Vertige

 

Vide et Vertige
Ivan Binet, Jocelyne Alloucherie, Mathieu Cardin

Photography and Installation
March 24 - June 18, 2017

1700 La Post galley is presenting three Quebec artists: Ivan Binet, Jocelyne Alloucherie, and Mathieu Cardin. This time, there is not much colour in the gallery as was the case with the previous 1700 La Post exposition. There are only some accents of subdued or mono colour mostly in Ivan Binet's works. 

Ivan Binet

Ivan Binet contribution to the exhibition is largely photographic. Looking at his works one immediately assumes they are photo-shopped. Surprisingly, this is not the case. He uses his camera's setting and maybe also the Jet-ink photo printer settings to create very unique visual effects.

In addition, Binet also presents two photos of Cornelius Krieghoff's paintings in an installation-like setting inside the former post office's vault.

Jocelyne Alloucherie

Jocelyne Alloucherie, a sculptor who also became a photographer, went up north to photograph glaciers and their monumental shapes and forms. She also uses additional sculptural elements to complete her installation.

Mathieu Cardin

Mathieu Cardin's work is conceptual and sculptural. His reproduction of mountains and mountainous ridges and the additional use of photography to create his spatial structures is quite impressive. His mirror technique to conjure distance, perspective, and the illusion of an endless mountainous ridge is quite ingenious.

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Participate in a virtual visit of the exhibition by watching this short video on VIMEO.
https://vimeo.com/210809606

1700 La Poste is a private space dedicated to visual arts. It presents events in the form of exhibitions and lectures. It is housed in a former Postal Station F, built in 1913, that was originally conceived by the architect David Jerome Spence. It is located in Montreal's Griffintown, 1700 Rue Notre-Dame West. The building was fully restored a century later, thanks to private financing from Isabelle de Mévius, and the vision of the architect Luc Laporte.

For more information, visit the 1700 La Poste website.
The admission to the exhibition if free of charge.

1700 La Poste