sans parapluie / a hundred broken umbrellas / speculative drawings 2013
Obsolete umbrellas become a commentary on objectification and the social construct of love, A daily drawing exercise inspired the musical event, with my acoustic performance of sad bluegrass songs, such as You are my Sunshine.
l'art de s'envoler / flyer for flight / meditation routine 2013
L'art de s'envoler is a daily drawing exercise with instruction pamphlets and a work-out video (in progress). Asking to describe ''how it feels to fly'', I guide participants to remember experiences in dreams, on swings, when swimming or snow boarding. These speculative drawings channel ancestral animism and
are informed by martial arts. I observe animals that inspire correct flying poses (ex: crane, otter, surfer), and meditated on positioning my body weight correctly, to help a graceful landing, or to keep myself from flying away. Investigating the power of thought and observation, I am open to new dimensions of reality. Living as form becomes a necessary ecology.
Look for flying workshops in a park near you! Making my rounds in galleries, cafés, and airports, I promote the flying form with small folded booklets (origami style), directing you to my research blog and/or workshops. Hosting work-out video sessions of tai-chi inspired swarms (often seen outdoors), performing a choreographed series of given moves. I have dedicated six elements to the flying form : ground, air, fire, water, wood, and metal, always back to ground. Inspired by Sufism and other oral traditions, I hope this little exercise routine will be playful, and remind one to just enjoy the ride.
Galerie Sans Nom 2012
UNE COUPE DE CHEVEUX POUR LA FIN DU MONDE
( haircuts and projections : a collective prayer to help deal with the end of the world )
Questioning the role of rituals in society, Une coupe de cheveux pour la fin du monde investigates the practical, spiritual, and esthetic nature of art. The barbershop idea generated from an invitation to FAAS 2012 (Foire d'art alternatif de Sudburry), where the parameters inspired me to give haircuts in my space. Sharing with the public about ''the end of the world'', a common thought expressed was that we are entering an era of greater community. Insisting that conversations and intentions have power to form the future, I ask each participant to sit five minutes and record positive thoughts into a lock of their hair that I've carefully selected. The artist becomes shaman, here in the form of a barber, channeling the great shift to help you better experience this cyclical end.
I chose to make interventions that examine collective memory and the ancestral imprint. Through archiving, appropriation and manipulation, there is a constant investigation into matter and its potential to hold memory. Can thought be manifested through prayer, through water, through material things? Collecting hundreds of hair sample, this latest project reminds me of Noha's Arc, where DNA holds genetic memory and somehow links us to collective consciousness.
For this participative installation, Maryse Arseneault is collecting strands of hair, gifts of leather, birch bark, wild flowers, and other samples of this world. By sitting with the artist, you will engage in a dialogue about your hopes and fears facing the future. Please take part in this collective prayer for a sustainable society.
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