Graffiti : L'art à vif
An exhibition at the Musée de société des Deux-Rives (MUSO) in Valleyfield, Quebec, presented from September 2011 to June 2012.
The museum wanted to offer a different perspective on graffiti that would promote an intergenerational discussion on this divisive subject in the Valleyfield community.
I presented the phenomenon of graffiti from historical, sociological, economic, philosophical and psychological angles to open the conversation and go beyond its association with petty crime. The scenography invited the visitors on a journey through time, beginning with cave paintings and ending with graffiti as a recognized art form.
I created the storyboard of the exhibition, researched and wrote the texts as well as collaborated on its design.
« Écrire sur les murs, dessiner, laisser une trace aussi éphémère soit-elle de notre existence passagère. L’être humain a toujours désiré s’inscrire dans le temps et l’espace. Faire une marque, personnaliser son environnement, délimiter son territoire, des comportements qui nous sont familiers à l’échelle personnelle comme à l’échelle des nations. ...... »