At Solidar farms

Residency at the Solidar boreal biofood platform, Chicoutimi, Saguenay, May 15 to September 30.

Solidar Boreal Biofood Platform is responsible for the Boreal Agricultural Incubator (support for the start-up of market gardeners), L’ARTERRE (networking and partnerships between aspiring farmers and landowners) and a Solidarity Garden (market garden production, most of which is destined for the Moisson Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean food bank). The organization is also setting up the structures necessary to carry out research projects on the farm.

This residency focuses on the ecosystem of Solidar, which is centered on the cultivation of food crops. I learn from the growers to perfect my observations, accompanied by drawing and photography tools. During my stay, artistic traces will be integrated in a new way into the self-service kiosk and the gardens. This approach questions our relationship with what nourishes us through explorations that combine botanical methodologies and artistic gestures. The whole is oriented towards a contribution of the artist to his community, motivated by a wonder at living things in constant evolution and a desire to synchronize art with these processes.

This project received financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the City of Saguenay and the Conseil des arts de Saguenay as part of the Entente de partenariat territorial du Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean 2022-2023.

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