Ysé Raoux
Ysé Raoux holds a MFA (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi) and is interested in the notion of landscape, in relation to the still life genre. Driven by a desire to create paintings in which the plant is the central element, Ysé works with photography, sound, video and sculpture through immersive installations in which the mediums dialogue together. Her works are based on a highlighting of the plant's state and its spatial placement. The resulting intersection makes it possible to reveal an apparatus that prompts contemplation. The plant has a metaphoric character, it invites viewers to reflect on their own condition through the intermediary of works that magnify the state of decomposition. In proposing a reflection around the degradation of the plant, Ysé Raoux raises questions about the evocation of death inside her works.
Ysé Raoux' works are been shown in several group exhibitions in the artist-run centres Le LOBE and the gallery l’Œuvre de l’Autre in Chicoutimi. She has also carried out a creative residency followed by an exhibition at Chapelle des Cuthbert (Berthierville). Recently, her exhibition Être précaire was presented at the contemporary art centre Langage Plus (Alma). Several of her works are part of the collection of Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Ysé has been working as a communications director at the artist-run centre Le LOBE since 2019.
Mathieu Lef Bouchard
Mathieu Lef Bouchard's practice is situated somewhere between installation, video, performance video, sculpture and sound art. His work is but the trace of the conceptual links he brings about in a physical, temporal and psychological relation. Through improvisation, Mathieu develops his poetic devices to reach new levels of perceiving the real that go beyond it. By way of his practice, he attempts to transcend his own existence with the aim of elevating what is ordinary for him. Mathieu Lef Bouchard draws inspiration from his everyday wanderings to nourish this intuitive process that connects him to life and the existence of things.
Hailing from Saint-Romuald, Mathieu Lef Bouchard pursued an arts practice since 2013 alongside his college studies. It is through his interest for theatre, improvisation and music that he finally chose to turn towards the visual arts. Via his photography practice, which was his main career focus for over 4 years, Mathieu Lef Bouchard saw his interest for photographic staging shift towards the video medium, performance and sound art. In 2020, he graduated with a BFA from Université Laval and he received the Inter/Le Lieu prize for his project I Guess I Am a Real Cowboy. SInce 2019, he has been a member of the music and performance group MMV2005. Mathieu is currently completing a MFA at Université Laval. He lives and works in Quebec City.
