Rencontres de la photographie en Gaspésie is releasing two videos featuring exclusive interviews with artists exhibiting at this 14th edition of the event: Dolorès Marat (France), who is presenting Heureux hasard (Lucky Accident) at Musée de la Gaspésie in Gaspé, and Sarah Boutin (Montreal, Québec), who is offering La prière a sa place parmi la mélisse, le thym, le feu, la baignoire, le lit, l’hôpital (Prayer has its place amid the lemon balm, thyme, fire, bathtub, hospital) on the boardwalk in Paspébiac. In these videos, produced by Renaud de Repentigny, the two artists share their thoughts about their exhibits at Rencontres.

“We created these videos so that the public can come into contact, in a certain way, with both an artist from the international scene and a Québec artist as they talk about their approach,” mentions Claude Goulet, executive and artistic director of Rencontres. Ms. Marat, who lives in France and has just turned 80, was not able to travel to the Gaspé Peninsula for Rencontres on Tour. Her testimony allows people to hear her views about her work. And as an artist from Québec, “Sarah Boutin, whose work crosses borders between literature, photography and installation, seemed to me just right. I wanted two generations to have the chance to speak.”

Discover the two interviews by visiting the “Videos” section.

Top image : interview with artist Dolorès Marat