Everything seems to be focused on the living, in the practice and life of the original Ambrosian. Even his house, which since his return to the region in 2017, gives him a view of his greatest muse.
Flora, fauna, nature. And the trees, above all, whose scars she learned to probe, along the roads of the north and the ZECs of Quebec.
Originally from Saint-Ambroise, Diane T. Tremblay returned to the region in 2017. (Centre national d’exposition)
Diane T. Tremblay first depicts them in black and white, with freshly dressed wounds, on the walls of the Salle Les Amis du CNE.
The idea, explains the main interested party Dailyis that of “healing”, of “taking care” of a nature too often affected by human activities.
“I have traveled the territory a lot. I went to northern Quebec, to Chisasibi, to Labrador. Behind the rows of trees on the side of the roads, I saw how the land had been treated. And I came to ask myself the question: why are we cutting everything?
For 10 years, the artist only worked in black and white. (Sophie Lavoie/Le Quotidien)
“There is a contradiction in our way of living with nature. It gives us a lot of possibilities, but at the same time we abuse them. There is awareness to be made,” added Diane T. Tremblay.
The exhibition called New species draws our attention in particular to “excessive consumption”. Illustrated in color and in three dimensions, with an installation at the back of the room.
There we find a forest which transcends the canvas, and in which we can wander. As if to better relate to her, to better understand her issues.
-Diane T. Tremblay wanted to allow visitors to circulate in her forest. (Sophie Lavoie/Le Quotidien)
Clothes are twisted around real tree trunks placed on the ground. All are recovered, the artist will specify when talking about his eco-responsible practice. But all of them are also the reflection of habits that can come to suffocate the living.
“Clothes give us an appearance, they hide, they reveal. It is loaded with meanings. In the exhibition, I make the link between our appearance and that of the forest. What it should be, but really isn’t.”
The trees on the ground, with the dazzling colors of their clothing, also offer a striking contrast with some of their peers on the wall, to which only black and white have been given.
The trees on the ground are dressed with recycled clothing. (Sophie Lavoie/Le Quotidien)
For 10 years, Diane T. Tremblay lets us know, these sober shades were the only ones present in her world. In a desire to “go to the essential”.
But now these new species come with many colors. Thus evoking celebration, renewal. Like this swarm of insects, made of recycled materials on the ground, which reminds us that nature always ends up surprising us, with its resilience.
And that creativity will always remain an appropriate response when faced with impossible questions.
Diane T. Tremblay’s exhibition is on display until January 26 at the National Exhibition Center in Jonquière.
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