Filament #2
Myriam Simard-Parent + Rebecca Ramsey + Simone Provencher
- Discussion
Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 2 to 5 p.m.
La Filature’s Salon des membres.
Presented on the final day of AXENÉO7’s summer exhibitions, the gathering will be accompanied by refreshments and light snacks.
Free admission
Free parking
Filament brings into conversation the research and practices of artists hosted by the centres at La Filature. For this second gathering, AXENÉO7 and DAÏMÔN bring together Myriam Simard-Parent and Rebecca Ramsey, whose work is featured in the exhibition Feu de joie, as well as Simone Provencher, currently in residence at DAÏMÔN.
The artists will reflect on their respective research and on the forms, gestures, and questions that run through their work. The conversation will then open to those present in the Members’ Lounge at La Filature.
Myriam Simard-Parent
Myriam Simard-Parent is a visual artist who specialises in wood sculpture. She was born in Montreal and currently lives there. She creates her works using traditional craft techniques, such as direct carving and woodturning, as well as a variety of assembly techniques. Her works are made from native timber and recycled wood, and demonstrate a sensitivity to the different colours and textures inherent in the material. Through a stylised and humorous approach, Simard-Parent depicts and reinterprets elements from her daily life or drawn from memories: clothing, food, animals, etc. Through her practice, wood becomes a space for reflection on our relationship with objects, living beings, popular culture and the place they occupy within our identities.
Myriam Simard-Parent holds a Master’s degree in sculpture and ceramics from Concordia University and has presented her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, France and the United States. Her recent solo exhibitions include Parc à chiens at Caravansérail (Rimouski, 2024) and Mai(s) encore at Collectif Bonus (Nantes, 2024), following a creation residency. She is currently in residence for a period of eight months at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal as part of the ‘Habiter le MAC’ programme.
Rebecca Ramsey
Originally from British Columbia, Rebecca Ramsey is an artist currently based in Montreal. She has a BFA from Emily Carr University (2017) and an MFA from Concordia University (2024). Using ceramics, her work reflects on overlaps between the circulatory systems of bodies and architecture. In 2023, she received a fellowship from the William Blair Bruce Travel scholarship for European research to visit ancient hygienic sites in Rome. Additionally, she has attended residencies at Guldagergaard, Denmark (2017), Medalta, Medicine Hat (2018, 2026), the Shadbolt Centre for the arts, Burnaby (2018) and Est Nord Est, St. Jean Port Joli (2025).
Her work has been exhibited at Projet Casa, Artch 5th Edition, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, DRAC (Solo, 2024), Centre d'art et de diffusion CLARK (solo, 2025) and Nicolas Robert. She runs a small ceramic studio in Montreal dedicated to sculpture and teaching, in addition to teaching part-time in the Ceramics department at Concordia University.
Simone Provencher
Simone Provencher is a multi-instrumentalist and improviser who has been active in the experimental music community for several years. She first made her name with the French post-punk band VICTIME, with whom she has been performing for the past five years. In 2021, she began a more exploratory approach, focusing more on improvisation and releasing “Mesures” on Michel Records, and “Album”, the result of a collaboration with Hull-based percussionist and producer Olivier Fairfield.
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