SLO Programming

On the occasion of the 46th edition of the Salon du livre de l’Outaouais, artist-run centres AXENÉO7 and SAGAMIE invite you to visit them at booth 423 to discover a selection of a selection of publications from their editions, as well as the very first series of AXENÉO7 bags designed by artist Maxime B. Huneault (Gatineau).

Over these four days, AXENÉO7 and SAGAMIE will alsobe launching publications from their recent collaborations: Les épreuves élémentaires / Elementary Proofs by Yann Pocreau (Montréal), L’entretien des choses mortes by AM Dumouchel (Gatineau), and Livre de transition : homard, corridor, passage et autres indicatifs by Marie-Pierre Gagnon (Saguenay). The centres and artists will also gather for the discussion Territoires de partage : quand le livre devient lieu d’art at the Scène Jacques-Poirier of the SLO on Saturday, February 22, at 6:30 PM.

As a prelude to the SLO, AXENÉO7 will host authors Catherine Levasseur-Terrien and Lisa L’Heureux in its spaces on Wednesday, February 19, from 5 PM for the launch of their books Les benché·es suivi de Copyright de la douleur (Hurlantes Éditrices) and Haus (Éditions Prise de parole).

Wednesday 19 February, from 5pm to 11pm, Publication launch, AXENÉO7
AXENÉO7 welcomes authors Catherine Levasseur-Terrien and Lisa L'Heureux to celebrate the launch of their books Les benché·es suivi de Copyright de la douleur (Hurlantes Éditrices) and Haus (Éditions Prise de parole). Join us for a drink and a literary performance by Catherine Levasseur-Terrien (with Marjolaine Beauchamp and Pierre-Luc Clément) and a reading by Lisa L'Heureux. The launch will be held in the AXENÉO7 spaces, and will include a DJ set by Peach Mauve and Michael Martel, as well as a low-price bar.
Friday, February 21, at 3 PM, Publication launch, 50 rue de Maisonneuve (SLO)
Join us at booth 423 for the publication launch of Les épreuves élémentaires / Elementary proofs by Yann Pocreau (Montréal).
Saturday, February 22, at 5:30 PM, Publication launch, 50 rue de Maisonneuve (SLO)
Join us at booth 423 for the publication launch of L'entretien des choses mortes by AM Dumouchel (Gatineau) and Livre de transition : Homard, corridor, passage et autres indicatifs by Marie-Pierre Gagnon (Saguenay). The artists will be present to chat with you. Come meet them and exchange insights about their experience in the RELIER residency.
Saturday 22 February, 6:30 - 6:45PM, Territoires de partage: quand le livre devient lieu d'art, 50 rue de Maisonneuve
M.A. Marleau (AXENÉO7), Emili Dufour and Mathilde Martel-Coutu (SAGAMIE) will discuss on the theme of books as spaces for artistic creation and dissemination with artists AM Dumouchel (Gatineau), Marie-Pierre Gagnon (Saguenay).

AM Dumouchel lives in Gatineau. She practices photography and sculpture while also teaching the arts on both sides of the Ottawa River. Her work explores the notion of metamorphosis—both the one we experience and the one we observe. By abandoning the traditional camera in favor of alternative photographic methods, such as expired Polaroids, digital manipulation, photocopying, cyanotype, image appropriation from the internet, and scanography, she aims to push the boundaries of photography by meticulously constructing each of her works as digital collages. The extraction of the manipulated digital image into a printed proof on paper—or another physical medium—is a recurring element in her practice.

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Born in 1997 in Saguenay, Marie-Pierre Gagnon is an interdisciplinary artist who does not hesitate to use pop culture to deconstruct complex theories and make them more accessible through pictorial and installation-based works. A recipient of a Bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary arts from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi in 2022, she won a creative residency at the contemporary art production center Touttout. Throughout her career, she has participated in several group exhibitions, notably at the artist-run center Le Lobe, Galerie L'Œuvre de L'Autre, and the Galerie du Collège d’Alma.

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Catherine Levasseur-Terrien was born in Ottawa and works in Hull. She writes plays and poetry. Catherine works as a peer support worker at Suivi intensif Hull-Aylmer. Les Benché·es is her first collection.

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Artistic director of Théâtre Rouge Écarlate (Ottawa), Lisa L’Heureux is a diving artist, a unifier, and a tinkerer. She is drawn to fragments, the unspoken, discomfort, and the ephemeral. Her plays Pour l’hiver and Et si un soir (Trillium Book Award; finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award) have been published by Prise de parole. Haus is her first poetry collection.

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Yann Pocreau was born in Québec City in 1980. In his recent research, through various mediums including photography, sculpture, and installation, he explores light as a living subject and its effect on the narrative framework of images. He has participated in numerous Canadian, American, and European exhibitions, including the Rencontres d'Arles and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. His work has been featured in various magazines, and his pieces are part of many collections, including those of the National Bank of Canada, Hydro-Québec, Desjardins, the City of Montreal, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée d’art de Joliette, and the Galerie de l’UQAM. He is represented by Blouin Division gallery in Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal, where he lives and works.

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