Ash, 2 performances

In the 2024 version, each audience member was asked to write their sense of comfort/safety in their own homes on a small paper that I then folded into a house. I started the action by speaking about this mini-village that we had created together. I then brought out a bouquet of white balloons that I held over the “village” before bursting them. The ash-filled balloons created a dust cloud that settled on the houses. I removed the paper houses as I spoke about current wars, leaving only empty squares.

The 2026 version was a 5-minute action in which I held the balloons close to my body and burst them in quick succession. The audience was crowded into a narrow hallway which was instantly filled with ash. I walked away leaving only my empty footprints.

January 2024, Cet endroit que nous appelons MAISON, curated by KJGervais, Centre d’exposition Inouï, St-Siméon, QC

February 2026, perfoMiroir, Montreal, QC

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