I am an interdisciplinary artist based in Montreal. My artistic practice consists of photographs, videos, artist books, drawings and artifacts that represent places from past decades that appear to be North American, but which don’t precisely correspond to past or present realities. These artworks convey notions of a society that is struggling with the compatibility of its own objectives. Authoritarian and libertarian ideals vy for balance. My studio production provides clues of this disequilibrium. Visual and audio elements provide glimpses of an unresolved world for people to reflect on in ways that are most suited to each person's lived experience.

The context in which my ideas develop and find form is a world that is largely devoid of colour. From this absence, I feel that the poetic potential of what remains (variations in light, texture, and encounters between forms) is intensified. Through many years of working in black and white, an artistically useful schism has formed in my consciousness in which I am both the administrator of, and the dissident against, the normalization of colour deprivation. I have embraced this schism by embarking on world-building projects (Prism Schism, The Great Negation), accompanied by artist books, which posit alternative histories of the 20th century, metaphorically connecting disinformation propagated under authoritarian rule with a society's inability to understand or perceive colour.

Because black and white representations are largely associated with the inception of photography and cinematography, they can convey the impression of belonging to the 19th century, or the first half of the 20th century. They are often connected with the past, conjuring up feelings of nostalgia for days gone by or feelings of relief that the darker parts of our past are behind us. This is why the black and white medium can serve as a powerful instrument of truth if the subject matter reminds us of aspects of the human condition that persist into the present or that we can extrapolate into the future. It can help us realize that the past is not necessarily behind us, but can also be in front of us, as explored in my project Future Past. History can repeat itself, with the patterns of humanity swinging back and forth like a pendulum. Historical awareness and open discussion can help us to navigate into the future. I hope that my artistic production can contribute to this collective discussion.