Opening : Saturday January 19, 2013
In this video installation, Julie Tremble explores formal parallels between emotions and storms. With particular emphasis on the image of explosion, she examines the physiological manifestations of violent emotions. Through experimental animation and fiction, she draws the visitor into an intense emotional and sensorial tempest.
As the visitor arrives at the gallery entrance, there is already a cacophonic flurry of sounds of frantic bird calls, panicked footfalls, ringing bells, howling wolves – which are audible signs of an imminent, unspecified catastrophe. Through the windows, the visitor sees a storm of windswept leaves and raging flames projected on the walls inside the gallery.
Once inside, the visitor stands in the heart of a second storm of sound: chinking metal, smashing dishes, women crying out their distress. Behind the wall, a second video is discovered. Here, the fears, desires and humiliations of an intemperate woman are displayed in the form of a crime scene that is both playful and dramatic. The video ends when the scene and the woman are consumed by excessive desire.
On the back wall, a silent video shows pale, opaque clouds being continuously regenerated. Subtle splashes of pastel colours travel over the screen. In some way, this is the blind end of the tempest.
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Julie Tremble
Julie Tremble holds a master's degree in film studies (University of Montreal) and a bachelor's degree combining cinema and philosophy. His work has been presented in artist-run centres, in galleries, as well as in various festivals across Canada. In 2013, she received the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) prize for the best work of art and experimentation awarded as part of the 31st Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. She is represented by Galerie Joyce Yahouda and her videos are distributed by Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV). She currently resides in Montreal.
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