Filament #2
Myriam Simard-Parent + Rebecca Ramsey + Simone Provencher
- Discussion
This Saturday, 8 August, from 2PM to 5PM, join us for a convivial afternoon in La Filature’s Salon des membres. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.
Free entry
Free parking
For this second edition of Filament, La Filature’s centres are bringing together Myriam Simard-Parent and Rebecca Ramsey, whose works are featured in the exhibition Feu de joie at AXENÉO7, as well as Simone Provencher, artist-in-residence at DAÏMÔN.
The talk will provide a welcoming space to discover their research, explore the connections between their practices and engage with the artists in the Salon des membres at La Filature.
This event will also mark the final day of AXENÉO7’s summer exhibitions.
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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