Histoires simples

Over the course of several months, a group of students gathered around a collection of anonymous pottery pieces, handcrafted within the school over the past years. Through visits of Art au Centre windows, meetings with a curator, writing workshops, charcoal drawings, photography and brainstorming sessions, they gradually reappropriated this earlier production within a staged approach.

This collective process transformed a body of craftwork into an artistic installation. Each piece of pottery, shaped by the hand of the student who made it, carries the trace of a gesture, a moment, a lesson, a voice. By placing these objects into a thoughtfully designed display, other students offer them a new reading, one of coherence, transmission, memory and presence.

The entire project reflects on what it means “to exhibit.” How can one propose an installation using objects that already exist? What space remains for imagination? How do we bring light to an object? How do we make room for the viewer’s gaze?